tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100227705891731973.post3009376647723677886..comments2023-06-21T06:00:43.633-05:00Comments on Biological Ramblings: Molt and Plumage Labslybirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799898402199267203noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100227705891731973.post-84896272603525255622010-12-03T19:00:12.500-05:002010-12-03T19:00:12.500-05:00Is this the same concept a phenotypic plasticity?Is this the same concept a phenotypic plasticity?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100227705891731973.post-27863526223782583392010-09-12T07:43:04.981-05:002010-09-12T07:43:04.981-05:00Thanks, and you are correct - I'll go fix that...Thanks, and you are correct - I'll go fix that.slybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799898402199267203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100227705891731973.post-91747687463793677652010-09-12T07:23:41.856-05:002010-09-12T07:23:41.856-05:00Very informative and entertaining as well. Thanks....Very informative and entertaining as well. Thanks. BTW, I think you meant Yellow-shafted for the eastern Flickers.Amar Ayyashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16522773728099687647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100227705891731973.post-49228158303556669572008-09-25T14:04:00.000-05:002008-09-25T14:04:00.000-05:00i feel you might be interested in my observing Nor...i feel you might be interested in my observing Northern Goshawks with what i call " Goshawks with expressed recessive genes". The areas are; Anacortes, WA (mature male and also mature female); Goodyear, AZ (mature male); Rockport, Texas ( mature female) for 4 months of observation; and Tucson, AZ (mature female). Check out www.goshawksgaloretucson.blogspot.com for photos of the remarkable female Goshawk and other NG. Nelson Briefer Northern Specialist Tucson and Anacortes, WA ebriefer@aol.comnelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15102014627781689899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100227705891731973.post-2649376897268523482008-05-23T10:51:00.000-05:002008-05-23T10:51:00.000-05:00Thanks, Chris. That seems like a really interestin...Thanks, Chris. That seems like a really interesting paper - I'll check it out.<BR/><BR/>~ Nickslybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799898402199267203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100227705891731973.post-80976051066356240152008-05-23T10:47:00.000-05:002008-05-23T10:47:00.000-05:00Hi Nick,What a great blog resource. I just discov...Hi Nick,<BR/><BR/>What a great blog resource. I just discovered it because of your toucanet posting to Birdforum. Good stuff. <BR/><BR/>I just wanted to point out that since you are using the Howell et al modification of Humphrey-Parkes (which is great), that there was another important paper published on duck molt. In your molt-plumage post you state that ducks have a SAS strategy. Peter Pyle demonstrates in this recent paper that most ducks (e.g. Blue-winged Teal) have a CAS strategy, and more radically, that the bright plumages are actually formative and basic plumages, whereas the alternate plumages are the dull, "eclipse" ones. It makes a lot of sense to me and matches what I've seen in the field. The Oxyura are different though. For them, the bright plumages are alternate. The paper is Molt and Plumages of Ducks (Anatidae)” in the journal Waterbirds, 28(2): 208-219. Hope this helps!<BR/><BR/>ChrisChris B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03172600638119855857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100227705891731973.post-29366771288738406882008-03-03T08:29:00.000-05:002008-03-03T08:29:00.000-05:00Alastair,You point out one glaring omission from t...Alastair,<BR/><BR/>You point out one glaring omission from this post - the fact that there are other molt terminologies. To make a comprehensive overview of molt, I'd have to make one or two additional posts, including an overview of the different systems of nomenclature.<BR/><BR/>Feel free to link anything from here.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Nickslybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799898402199267203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100227705891731973.post-23520616283921575472008-03-02T16:54:00.000-05:002008-03-02T16:54:00.000-05:00Nick,Thanks, that's a very useful post. I find tha...Nick,<BR/>Thanks, that's a very useful post. I find that so many birders (myself included) age birds or ascribe plumages to individual birds rather carelessly. In UK we use a different system of nomenclature for plumages (as I'm sure you know), personally I think the US system is clearer. The problem is keeping all this stuff "in the head" when out in the field (especially for the aged, like myself). Best regards, I'll stick a link to this post on my blog if I may.Alastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129076714821313669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100227705891731973.post-82340959318480737422008-02-08T10:36:00.000-05:002008-02-08T10:36:00.000-05:00Wow, great post. I need to bookmark it and come ba...Wow, great post. I need to bookmark it and come back later.Patrick B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09080082715363887351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100227705891731973.post-59350466593575923012008-02-07T18:27:00.000-05:002008-02-07T18:27:00.000-05:00The temptation is very strong to go photo- and pos...The temptation is very strong to go photo- and post- crazy! Of course time constraints keep me from doing so... I'll try to keep up with the ornithology class as best I can though :)<BR/><BR/>~ Nickslybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799898402199267203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100227705891731973.post-9241139960644462262008-02-07T16:55:00.000-05:002008-02-07T16:55:00.000-05:00Wow, you have an amazing post on molt and plumages...Wow, you have an amazing post on molt and plumages! How wonderful to have so many great birds at your fingertips like that! WOW, I probably would be doing post most every day with all them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com