It's just ducky to be clean: The water repellency and water penetration resistance of swimming mallard Anas platyrhynchos ducklings

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 561-571

  Bakken, George S ^a   Banta, Marilyn R ^b   Higginbotham, Clay M ^a   Lynott, Aaron J ^c  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^c South Vermillion High School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; HYDROPHOBICITY; OIL; SWIMMING; WATER; WATER RETENTION;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS;

EID: 33750557449     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2006.03685.x     Document Type: Article

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