Title: Geographical variation in waders /
Authors: Engelmoer, Meinte.; Roselaar, Cees S.
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers,
Year: 1998
Subjects: Charadriidae Variation.; Scolopacidae Variation.; Charadriidae Morphology.; Scolopacidae Morphology.
Abstract: The migratory habits and migration schedules of waders can be understood better by analysing their measurements. Therefore, we need a clear characterization of breeding populations and the proper statistic tools. This book has a worldwide coverage of nearly all breeding populations and tries to fill the gap between descriptive and predictive statistics. It is of interest for all those people handling waders whether it be in the museum or in the field when trapping. It is also interesting for taxonomical researchers and workers dealing with breeding studies. Also people studying other species than waders can use this book, since they can construct their own data bases and produce their own predictions with the inserted POSCON programs on diskette.
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Material and methods -- 3. Introduction to the species' accounts -- 4. Ringed Plover -- Charadrius hiaticula and Semipalmated Plover -- Charadrius semipalmatus -- 5. Eurasian Golden Plover -- Pluvialis apricaria -- 6. Grey Plover -- Pluvialis squatarola -- 7. Red Knot -- Calidris canutus -- 8. Sanderling -- Calidris alba -- 9. Curlew Sandpiper -- Calidris ferruginea -- 10. Purple Sandpiper -- Calidris maritima -- 11. Dunlin -- Calidris alpina -- 12. Black-tailed Godwit -- Limosa limosa -- 13. Bar-tailed Godwit -- Limosa lapponica -- 14. Whimbrel -- Numenius phaeopus -- 15. Eurasian Curlew -- Numenius arquata -- 16. Redshank -- Tringa totanus -- 17. Ruddy Turnstone -- Arenaria interpres -- 18. General discussion -- 19. References -- Annex 1. Summary of morphometric data -- Annex 2. Lengths of primaries in relation to maximum wing lengths -- Annex 3. POSCON and the prediction of a bird's breeding origin or sex.