Migration and wintering patterns of Golden Plover, Pluvialis apricaria, in the Northern part of Modena province (Northern Italy)

• 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: Zoology; QL1-991; Juv; Pluvialis apricaria
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.4081/rio.2012.176; https://doaj.org/article/4d7a25e62f4c43f39273b948e556555c

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...