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  1. Pattern and intensity of moult in White-capped/Shy Albatrosses <em>Thalassarche steadi/cauta</em>

    Pattern and intensity of moult in White-capped/Shy Albatrosses Thalassarche steadi/cauta

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Peter G Ryan --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Oluwadunsin E Adekola --- University of Cape Town, South Africa
    Albatrosses typically only replace a subset of flight feathers each annual moult cycle. We scored the moult of 662 White-capped/Shy Albatrosses Thalassarche steadi/cauta, using birds that had been killed by longline fisheries off South Africa. Most adults and immatures alternated...
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