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   Longevity summary from 69 years of Estrildidae ringing data in southern Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Sanjo Rose --- Animal Demography Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa H Dieter Oschadleus --- Animal Demography Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa

   This study focuses on the longevity data accumulated for the family Estrildidae, specifically exploring longevity records for each species using ringing data. Longevity is the minimum age reached by an individual as determined by the time elapsed between initial ringing...

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   The primary moult of adult Red-headed Finches Amadina erythrocephala

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: T Scott --- University of Cape Town, South Africa JMH Raijmakers --- , South Africa LG Underhill --- University of Cape Town, South Africa

   Little is known about the biology of the Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala. This study investigates its primary moult, the first aspect of its life history to be looked at in depth. Additionally, we used a modified Cook’s distance algorithm to...

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