Cold winters vs long journeys : adaptations of primary moult and body mass to migration and wintering in the Grey Plover Pluvialis Squatarola
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2002
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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.
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Serra, L. 2002. Cold winters vs long journeys : adaptations of primary moult and body mass to migration and wintering in the Grey Plover Pluvialis Squatarola. University of Cape Town.