Are melanized feather barbs stronger?

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 285-293

  Butler, Michael ^a   Johnson, Amy S ^a  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barb; Biomechanics; Color; Feather; Material properties; Melanin; Strength

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEATHER; FLYING; HISTOLOGY; MATERIALS TESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIRDS; FEATHERS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MATERIALS TESTING; MELANINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PANDION HALIAETUS;

EID: 1642546294     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00746     Document Type: Article

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