Facial bristle feather histology and morphology in New Zealand birds: Implications for function

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 272, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 118-128

  Cunningham, Susan J ^a,b   Alley, Maurice R ^a   Castro, Isabel ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aves; Feather; Herbst corpuscle; Mechanoreceptor; Rictal bristle; Tactile

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CYTOLOGY; FACE; FEATHER; HISTOLOGY; MECHANORECEPTOR; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; FACE; FEATHERS; MECHANORECEPTORS; NEW ZEALAND; SONGBIRDS;

APTERYX AUSTRALIS; APTERYX AUSTRALIS MANTELLI; AVES; NINOX; NOTIOMYSTIS CINCTA; PETROICA AUSTRALIS; RHIPIDURA; RHIPIDURA FULIGINOSA;

EID: 78650041012     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10908     Document Type: Article

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