Abstract
Population-level insights into how a species incorporates moult into its annual cycle is an important component of understanding the time constraints on the migration system of the species. In this respect, the key parameters of moult in a population are the average starting date and duration. These parameters need to be seen in the context of the timing of the other major events in the annual cycle, breeding and migration. For moult studies in many species, it is appropriate initially to focus on the moult of the primary wing feathers, because the main annual moult of many other feather tracts takes place within the period of moult of the primaries.
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Underhill, L.G. (2003). Within Ten Feathers: Primary Moult Strategies of Migratory Waders (Charadrii). In: Berthold, P., Gwinner, E., Sonnenschein, E. (eds) Avian Migration. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05957-9_12
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