Interrelation between moulting and breeding in a tropical population of the House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- 3 April 1986
- Vol. 128 (2) , 260-265
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1986.tb02673.x
Abstract
Under the tropical regime in Rajkot, India, the House Sparrow Passer domesticus had a prolonged breeding season, so that breeding and moulting of the primaries overlapped. The moult was interrupted commonly in the nesting birds and was observed more frequently in females than in males. It is concluded that moult initiation was not controlled by reproductive hormones in any way. It is also suggested that the reproductive hormones may not be directly involved with moult interruption.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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