Molt strategies of ten neotropical forest passerine species

We describe the number of inserted molts in the annual molt cycle and topographies resulting from the preformative molt in 10 Neotropical forest passerine species. Seven species showed two annual molt peaks, one in early spring (Mar–Apr) and one in late summer (Jul–Sept). The spring molt consisted o...

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Published in:The Wilson journal of ornithology 2016-09, Vol.128 (3), p.543-555
Main Authors: Guallar, Santiago X., Ruiz-Sánchez, Angelina, Rueda-Hernández, Rafael, Pyle, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal behavior
Animal feathers
Animal wings
annual cycle
Bayesian inference
Birds
Datasets
Ecological genetics
Feathers
Influence
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mode of feather replacement
molt topography
Molting
Museums
Ornithological research
Ornithology
Passeriformes
Perching birds
Phylogenetics
Physiological aspects
prealternate molt
preformative molt
Sample size
Songbirds
Taxonomy
Topography
Warblers
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Summary:We describe the number of inserted molts in the annual molt cycle and topographies resulting from the preformative molt in 10 Neotropical forest passerine species. Seven species showed two annual molt peaks, one in early spring (Mar–Apr) and one in late summer (Jul–Sept). The spring molt consisted of a light replacement of body feathers in
ISSN:1559-4491
1938-5447
DOI:10.1676/1559-4491-128.3.543