The disadvantage of late-moulting by Mute Swans Cygnus olor

C M Perrins, R H McCleery

Abstract


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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