Light-level geolocators reveal covariation between winter plumage molt and phenology in a trans-Saharan migratory bird

Oecologia

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1105-1112

  Saino, Nicola ^a   Rubolini, Diego ^a   Ambrosini, Roberto ^b   Romano, Maria ^a   Scandolara, Chiara ^a,c   Fairhurst, Graham D ^d   Caprioli, Manuela ^a   Romano, Andrea ^a   Sicurella, Beatrice ^b   Liechti, Felix ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feather growth rate; Light level geolocators; Migration phenology; Molt; Wing morphology

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL DATE; GROWTH RATE; LIFE CYCLE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MOLT; PASSERINE; PHENOLOGY; PLUMAGE; TRACKING; WING MORPHOLOGY; WINTER;

AVES; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

ANIMAL; FEATHER; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; MALE; MOLTING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON; SWALLOW (BIRD); WING;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; FEATHERS; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; MOLTING; SEASONS; SWALLOWS; WINGS, ANIMAL;

EID: 84937971426     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-015-3299-1     Document Type: Article

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