Interspecific variation in the structural properties of flight feathers in birds indicates adaptation to flight requirements and habitat

Functional Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 746-757

  Pap, Péter L ^a,b   Osváth, Gergely ^b   Sándor, Krisztina ^b   Vincze, Orsolya ^a,b   Bărbos, Lorinc ^b,c   Marton, Attila ^b,c   Nudds, Robert L ^d   Vágási, Csongor I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c Milvus Group Bird and Nature Protection Association   (Romania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barb density; Barbule density; Flight; Flight feathers; Functional morphology; Moult; Rachis width; Vane porosity; Water repellence; Wing morphology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FEATHER; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HABITAT TYPE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MOLT; PASSERINE; PHYLOGENETICS; POROSITY; TRADE-OFF; WING MORPHOLOGY;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 84931826440     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12419     Document Type: Article

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