The scaling of the size and stiffness of primary flight feathers

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 239, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 609-624

  Worcester, S E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 0029810642     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05947.x     Document Type: Article

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