Anatomy and Histochemistry of spread-wing posture in birds. I. Wing drying posture in the double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 233, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-76

  Meyers, Ron A ^a  

^a WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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PHALACROCORAX AURITUS;

EID: 0030982651     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199707)233:1<67::AID-JMOR6>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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