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Feather holes and flight performance in the barn swallow Hirundo rustica

Feather holes are small (0.5–1 mm in diameter) deformities that appear on the vanes of flight feathers. Such deformities were found in many bird species, including galliforms and passerines. Holey flight feathers may be more permeable to air, which could have a negative effect on their ability to ge...

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Autores principales: Matyjasiak, Piotr, Boniecki, Paweł, Fuszara, Maciej, Okołowski, Mateusz, Olejniczak, Izabela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6138321/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30460089
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19768354.2018.1452294