Cell organization of barb ridges in regenerating feathers of the quail: Implications of the elongation of barb ridges for the evolution and diversification of feathers

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-117

  Alibardi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Barb ridges elongation; Feather evolution; Feather ramification; Quail; Regenerating feathers; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FEATHER; GAMEBIRD; MORPHOGENESIS; MORPHOLOGY; REGENERATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 34147105586     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: 14636395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2007.00257.x     Document Type: Article

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