The disadvantage of late-moulting by Mute Swans Cygnus olor

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C M Perrins
R H McCleery

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The weights of Mute Swans which have been caught in round-ups on the Fleet at Abbotsbury are examined. Those which have not yet started to moult are lighter than those which are already moulting and survive less well afterwards.

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Perrins, C. M., & McCleery, R. H. (1995). The disadvantage of late-moulting by Mute Swans Cygnus olor. Wildfowl, 1–7. Retrieved from https://tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/article/view/154676
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Wildfowl 46
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