Timing of moult and breeding in the Cape White-eye,Zosterops pallidus, from three different geographical regions in South Africa
| Autor: | Patrick E Hulley, Bo T Bonnevie, Adrian J. F. Craig, Rick J. Nuttall, G. D. Underhill, D. H. de Swardt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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0106 biological sciences
biology Ecology education Zosterops pallidus biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Cape white-eye 010605 ornithology Cape Seasonal breeder Animal Science and Zoology Conservation biology Ornithology Moulting Southern Hemisphere geographic locations Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation |
| Zdroj: | Emu - Austral Ornithology. 104:353-358 |
| ISSN: | 1448-5540 0158-4197 |
| DOI: | 10.1071/mu03055 |
| Popis: | Cape White-eyes are widespread in South Africa, occurring in different climatic regions. We analysed primary moult data for large samples of this species from three geographical regions. There were no apparent long-term changes in duration or timing of moult during the nine years that the Western Cape results were collected, but sites within this region had different mean starting dates for primary moult. The Eastern Cape and Free State birds began moult about a month later than those in the Western Cape. This correlated well with the earlier breeding season in the Western Cape, and there was no evidence of overlap between moult and breeding. Mean primary moult duration was not significantly different among the sites or regions, and may be a species-specific trait. There was no evidence of regular long-distance movements in this species. |
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