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Determinants and constraints of feather growth
During the periodic moult of the plumage of birds, a fast regrowth of feathers would shorten the time of reduced plumage functionality. However, it has long been known that feather growth-rate is limited and that long feathers take disproportionally longer to grow than small feathers, which has seve...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7182269/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32330170 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231925 |