Flight feather moult in Western Marsh Harriers during autumn migration

Abstract Background Most of long-distance migratory raptors suspend moult during migration but detailed information is patchy for most of the Palearctic species. The aim of this research is to verify if active moulting in migrating Western Marsh Harriers occurs and to quantify the extent of moulting...

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Main Authors: Juan Ramírez, Michele Panuccio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Avian Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40657-019-0146-9