Hi all

Preliminary data indicates that colony sizes of Village Weavers may be
larger closer to the equator, ie that there is a latitudinal effect,
but much more data is needed, particularly from the tropics. There are
a fair number of records from the eastern coast of South Africa.

Please submit records to PHOWN - Photos of Weaver Nests,
http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown.php (records for any weaver species
are also welcome).
All that is needed once you are registered, is a photo (max 3 per
colony), gps coordinates, date, and a nest count.
If you want more info on how to submit records, email me or see
http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown_public.php

To see how colony sizes vary by latitude for Village Weavers, see
http://weavers.adu.org.za/pr_sbw.php
As new records are accepted in PHOWN, this web page will be updated
automatically.

Dieter

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Dr Dieter Oschadleus
doschadleus@gmail.com (or Dieter.Oschadleus@uct.ac.za)

Bird-ringing Coordinator, SAFRING
Animal Demography Unit      tel: (021) 650-2421
University of Cape Town   NEW fax: (021) 650-3301 (Zoology)
Rondebosch 7701 RSA   After-hours: 083-285-6889
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