Indications of phenotypic plasticity in moulting birds: Captive geese reveal adaptive changes in mineralisation of their long bones during wing moult

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1055-1061

  Portugal, Steven J ^a,c   Butler, Patrick J ^a   Green, Jonathan A ^b   Cassey, Phillip ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barnacle Goose; Bone changes; Bone mineralisation; Mineral content; Moult

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY MASS; BONE; CALCIUM; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LOCOMOTION; MINERALIZATION; MOLT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; WATERFOWL; WING MORPHOLOGY;

ANSER; AVES; BRANTA LEUCOPSIS; THORACICA;

EID: 80052704330     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0699-9     Document Type: Article

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