Mind the gaps: What 's missing in our understanding of feather molt

Condor

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-4

  Bridge, Eli S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 79957746356     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2011.100228     Document Type: Article

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