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Migration, stopover and moult of the great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus in Ghana, West Africa

Hedenström, Anders LU ; Bensch, Staffan LU orcid ; Hasselquist, Dennis LU ; Lockwood, M. and Ottosson, Ulf LU (1993) In Ibis 135(2). p.177-180
Abstract
We studied Great Reed Warblers Acrocephalus arundinaceus at two localities in Ghana during the winter. In the north (Tono), the birds arrived from late September and conducted a rapid moult soon after arrival. Towards the end of moult, birds accumulated fat and disappeared from the site. In the south (Tafo), birds arrived from mid-November in fresh plumage. This seemed to be the final wintering area as birds stayed there during the winter. In March-April they again accumulated fat, although only small amounts, before spring migration back to breeding areas.
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135
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177 - 180
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Wiley-Blackwell
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0019-1019
DOI
10.1111/j.1474-919X.1993.tb02829.x
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Long-term study of great reed warblers
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English
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  title        = {{Migration, stopover and moult of the great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus in Ghana, West Africa}},
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