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Repairable cascaded slide-lock system endows bird feathers with tear-resistance and superdurability
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2018 Significance Bird feathers have aroused tremendous attention for their contributions to the unique flight capability of birds against wind and even through bushes. Many studies have attempted to explore the mechanism underlying feathers’ superdurability.
Feilong Zhang, Lei Jiang, Shutao Wang
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Keratin Extraction from Wool and Feathers Using Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents
Proceedings, 2019 The wool of Țurcana sheep, the Romanian national breed, has not been fully investigated and [...]
Eliza-Gabriela Mihăilă +6 more
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Oviposition in the blood-sucking insect Rhodnius prolixus is modulated by host odors [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Triatomine bugs are blood-sucking insects, vectors of Chagas disease. Despite their importance, their oviposition behavior has received relatively little attention. Some triatomines including Rhodnius prolixus stick their eggs to a substrate.
Guerenstein, Pablo Gustavo +1 more
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Animals, 2021 The impact of physiological stress on the metabolomes of liver, kidney, and breast muscle was investigated in chickens. To incite a stress response, birds were continuously administered corticosterone (CORT) in their drinking water at three doses (0, 10,
Catherine L. J. Brown +3 more
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Soil Systems, 2023 Wetlands are dynamic ecosystems that provide feeding and nesting grounds for diverse species of waterbirds. The quality of wetland habitat may have an impact on the density, diversity, and species richness of waterbirds.
Jeganathan Pandiyan +5 more
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Intrafeather and Intraindividual Variation in the Stable-Hydrogen Isotope (δD) Content of Raptor Feathers [PDF]
, 2008 Stable-hydrogen isotope ratios (deuterium:protium; δD) in feathers enable researchers to evaluate patterns of avian movement and to estimate the source areas of migratory birds.
Donohue, Kara +2 more
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Molecular Ecology, 2018 Parasites and other symbionts are crucial components of ecosystems, regulating host populations and supporting food webs. However, most symbiont systems, especially those involving commensals and mutualists, are relatively poorly understood.
Jorge Doña +7 more
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Microorganisms, 2020 Herpesvirus of turkey (HVT) is commonly used as a vaccine to protect chickens against Marek’s disease. Following vaccination, HVT infects feathers where it can be detected in all chicken lines examined. Unlike the parental Brown line (BL), Smyth line (SL)
Gisela F. Erf +3 more
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Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) Replication in Feathers of Domestic Waterfowl
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008 We examined feathers of domestic ducks and geese inoculated with 2 different avian influenza virus (H5N1) genotypes. Together with virus isolation from the skin, the detection of viral antigens and ultrastructural observation of the virions in the ...
Yu Yamamoto +4 more
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هیئات الرجال والنساء غیر المألوفة علی آثار عصور ما قبل التاریخ والعصر المبکر فی مصر [PDF]
Journal of General Union of Arab Archaeologists, 2005 یعتبر هذا البحث هو الحلقة الثانیة والأخیرة فى مجال الهیئات الآدمیة غیر التقلیدیة حیث تم نشر الجزء الأول تحت عنوان " الهیئات الآدمیة غیر التقلیدیة علی آثار عصور ما قبل التاریخ والعصر المبکر فی مصر من خلال مناظر الصید ومناظر وتماثیل الأعداء والأسرى ظهرت ...
أ.د.مصطفى عطا الله
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