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Estimating the surface area of birds: using the homing pigeon (Columba livia) as a model
Estimation of the surface area of the avian body is valuable for thermoregulation and metabolism studies as well as for assessing exposure to oil and other surface-active organic pollutants from a spill. The use of frozen carcasses for surface area estimations prevents the ability to modify the post...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4058082/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24812356 http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.20146999 |