Migration and wintering patterns of Golden Plover, Pluvialis apricaria, in the Northern part of Modena province (Northern Italy)
The authors present the results on the migration and wintering patterns of Golden Plover. There are differences on biometrics between juv (immature)/adults. The juv are mainly significantly present in autumn and the adults in spring migration. We found a significant differences in the weights with a...
Published in: | Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English Italian |
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PAGEPress Publications
2012
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4081/rio.2012.176 https://doaj.org/article/4d7a25e62f4c43f39273b948e556555c |
Summary: | The authors present the results on the migration and wintering patterns of Golden Plover. There are differences on biometrics between juv (immature)/adults. The juv are mainly significantly present in autumn and the adults in spring migration. We found a significant differences in the weights with adults weighing much more than young ones perhaps demonstrating a different migration pattern. |
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