Plumage condition affects flight performance in Common Starlings: Implications for developmental homeostasis, abrasion and moult

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-111

  Swaddle, John P ^a   Witter, Mark S ^a   Cuthill, Innes C ^b   Budden, Amber ^b   McCowen, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

FEATHER DAMAGE; FEATHER LOSS; FLIGHT PERFORMANCE; PLUMAGE CONDITION; STARLING;

EID: 0029659467     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677139     Document Type: Article

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