Flight feather shaft structure of two warbler species with different moult schedules: A study using high-resolution X-ray imaging

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 280, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-170

  Weber, T P ^a   Kranenbarg, S ^b   Hedenstrom A ^a   Waarsing, J H ^c   Weinans, H ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CT imaging; Chiffchaff; Migration; Moult; Rachis; Willow warbler

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BREEDING SITE; FEATHER; FITNESS; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; INVESTMENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MOLT; PASSERINE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOMOGRAPHY; TRADE-OFF; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

AVES; PHYLLOSCOPUS; PHYLLOSCOPUS COLLYBITA; PHYLLOSCOPUS TROCHILUS; SALIX;

EID: 79955153808     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00644.x     Document Type: Article

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