The mechanism of feather movements: Implications for the evolution of birds and avian flight

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-140

  Homberger, Dominique G ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian biomechanics; Evolution; Fat; Feathers; Flight; Integument

Indexed keywords

FEATHER;

EID: 0033491639     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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