PATTERNS OF PRIMARY MOULT IN THE WEAVERS, PLOCEIDAE
Hans-Dieter Oschadleus

Oschadleus HD 2005. Patterns of primary moult in the weavers, Ploceidae. Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 233 pp

The full thesis is available in PDF format, either as one document or in separate chapters:

Moult phd Full version (5 Mb)

Thanks to all ringers who contributed primary moult data to SAFRING's database!

Peer reviewed papers on moult in weavers

Oschadleus HD, Underhill GD and Underhill LG 2000. Timing of breeding and primary moult of the Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus in the summer and winter rainfall regions of South Africa. Ostrich 71: 91-94

Oschadleus HD 2004. Sociable Weaver biometrics and primary moult. Ostrich 75:309-316 (182 kB)

Oschadleus HD and Osborne T 2005. Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus biometrics and primary moult in Namibia. Ostrich 76:206-211 (182 kB)

Oschadleus HD and Underhill LG 2006. Breeding seasonality and primary moult in weavers in eastern South Africa. Durban Museum Novitates 31: 24-31 (189 kB)

Oschadleus HD and Underhill LG 2006. Breeding seasonality and primary moult parameters of Euplectes species in South Africa. Ostrich 7:142-152 (616 kB)

Other papers on moult in weavers

Oschadleus HD and Underhill LG 2006. Variation in timing and duration of primary moult in ploceid weavers. Abstract (symposium oral). Journal of Ornithology 147 Suppl 1: 58

Oschadleus HD 2006. Body moult in Cape Weavers. Afring News 35: 6-7