Thinking about feathers: Adaptations of Golden Eagle rectrices

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-28

  Ellis, David H ^a,b   Lish, James W ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Institute for Raptor Studies   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Aquila chrysaetos; Feather; Golden Eagle; Molt; Morphology; Pigment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FEATHER; PIGMENT; RAPTOR;

AQUILA CHRYSAETOS; AVES; PIERIS BRASSICAE;

EID: 33745028888     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3356/0892-1016(2006)40[1:TAFAOG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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