Adaptive allocation of stress-induced deformities on bird feathers

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 294-301

  Jovani, R ^a   Blas, J ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birds; Ciconia ciconia; Fault bar allocation hypothesis; Feathers; Flight; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIRD; EVOLUTION; FEATHER; FLIGHT;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEATHER; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOGENESIS; MORPHOMETRICS; SPAIN;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIRDS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; FEATHERS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORPHOGENESIS; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CICONIA; CICONIA CICONIA; CICONIIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1542319067     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2003.00680.x     Document Type: Article

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