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Avian mud nest architecture by self-secreted saliva
Mud nests built by swallows (Hirundinidae) and phoebes (Sayornis) are stable granular piles attached to cliffs, walls, or ceilings. Although these birds have been observed to mix saliva with incohesive mud granules, how such biopolymer solutions provide the nest with sufficient strength to support t...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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National Academy of Sciences
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7826398/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33431685 http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2018509118 |