Using UV light to identify moult limits (1 Viewer)

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Denis

Gwent Wildlife Trust

• Mar 4, 2007

• #1

Hello!

I remember reading something a couple of years ago about using ultra violet light to age some difficult species as it can identify old/new feather tracts. Has anyone here tried that or can anyone point me to any papers examining it?

Thanks

Denis

 

LaB O RINg

Co-LaBoRINGER

• Mar 4, 2007

• #2

The great trouble about ageing!!!

All ringer want to identify moult limits!!!!

In our web www.anilamiento.info, ("anillamiento" is the spanish word to ringing )
We try see in bird ringing photos the moult limit for ageing!!!

Always is not easy!!!!

I hope that all rigers can use this new method!!!

 

Ade George

Well-known member

• Mar 4, 2007

• #3

Hi Lab O Ring,
Do you mean you are now looking at moult limits for ageing or using ultra violet light, it was not clear from your post.
Thanks

 

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Denis

Gwent Wildlife Trust

• Mar 4, 2007

• #4

Ade George said:

Hi Lab O Ring,
Do you mean you are now looking at moult limits for ageing or using ultra violet light, it was not clear from your post.
Thanks

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Same for me I'm afraid...the site looks interesting (there was a typo in the link) but alas more than my holiday spanish can manage.

Sorry for the limits of my language but I would like to understsand if you are using the UV method.

 

Motmot

Eduardo Amengual

• Mar 8, 2007

• #5

No, they are not using UV method. There´s been some misunderstanding on this thread...

 

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Denis

Gwent Wildlife Trust

• Mar 8, 2007

• #6

Motmot said:

No, they are not using UV method. There´s been some misunderstanding on this thread...

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These things happen! Thanks for the clarification.

 

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alcedo.atthis

Well-known member

• Mar 8, 2007

• #7

"I remember reading something a couple of years ago about using ultra violet light to age some difficult species as it can identify old/new feather tracts. Has anyone here tried that or can anyone point me to any papers examining it?

Thanks

Denis"

Denis, there have been a couple of papers and studies in UV in attraction prior to mating. The following link will give you references and dates, which may further lead you in the direction you seem to wish to go, re past research. When I have time, I will dig a little further.

Regards

Malky

http://beheco.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/16/4/805

Further, another link re UV light, but mostly to do with mating choices, which would, in reality, relate to age as well. You may get a further lead from here.

http://www.bio.bris.ac.uk/research/vision/vispubs.htm

 

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Kelvin Jones

Active member

• Mar 9, 2007

• #8

Colin Shawyers book on the Barn Owl suggests using UV on the underwing to identify different generations of feathers.

Kelvin Jones