Cold winters vs long journeys : adaptations of primary moult and body mass to migration and wintering in the Grey Plover Pluvialis Squatarola

The Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola is a circumpolar breeding wader with a cosmopolitan winter distribution. Primary moult generally starts only when potential wintering sites are reached. Across the Palearctic-African region Grey Plovers experience an enormous variety of ecological and climatic conditions, which determine the development of different moult patterns, according to local conditions and timing of migration.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Statistical Sciences

Year dc:date.issued

2002

Author dc:creator

• Serra, Lorenzo

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Underhill, Les

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4359

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/4359