Least squares estimation of avian molt rates
Biometrics
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Abstract
A straightforward least squares method of estimating the rate at which birds molt feathers is presented, suitable for birds captured more than once during the period of molt. The date of molt onset can also be estimated. The method is applied to male and female mourning doves.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Least squares estimation of avian molt rates |
| Series title | Biometrics |
| DOI | 10.2307/2531507 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Biometric Society |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 657 |
| Last page | 661 |