Use of feather loss intervals to estimate molt duration and to sample feather vein at equal time intervals through the primary replacement

Auk

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 653-659

  Rohwer, Sievert ^a   Broms, Kristin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Eccentric molt; Feather loss intervals; Isotope sampling; Molt duration; Molt methods; Primary molt

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84878613482     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2012.12096     Document Type: Article

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