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Effects of clipping of flight feathers on resource use in Gallus gallus domesticus

Ground-dwelling species of birds, such as domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus), experience difficulties sustaining flight due to high wing loading. This limited flight ability may be exacerbated by loss of flight feathers that is prevalent among egg-laying chickens. Despite this, chickens ho...

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Autores principales: Garant, Renée, Tobalske, Bret W., BenSassi, Neila, van Staaveren, Nienke, Tulpan, Dan, Widowski, Tina, Powers, Donald R., Harlander-Matauschek, Alexandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8889189/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35316951
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.211561