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...

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Published in:Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia
Main Authors: Carlo Giannella, Raffaele Gemmato
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Italian
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2012
Subjects:
Juv
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4081/rio.2012.176
https://doaj.org/article/4d7a25e62f4c43f39273b948e556555c
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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.