Timing and sequence of moult, and the trade-off with breeding, in the Speckled Warbler ( Chthonicola sagittata )

Gardner, JanetMarsack, P RBlackmore, Caroline2015-12-100158-4197http://hdl.handle.net/1885/53174We examined the timing, sequence and rate of moult and its relationship to breeding in a small, insectivorous passerine, the Speckled Warbler (Chthonicola sagittata). Adult Speckled Warblers moulted remiges and rectrices during a discrete annual event inKeywords: breeding; breeding season; molt; nesting; passerine; trade-off; Aves; Chthonicola sagittatus; PasseriformesTiming and sequence of moult, and the trade-off with breeding, in the Speckled Warbler ( Chthonicola sagittata )200810.1071/MU060582015-12-09