Body mass and geographic distribution determined the evolution of the wing flight-feather molt strategy in the Neornithes lineage [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 The evolutionary history of many organisms is characterized by major changes in morphology and distribution. Specifically, alterations of body mass and geographic distribution may profoundly influence organismal life-history traits.
Yosef Kiat, Alex Slavenko, Nir Sapir
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Flight feather development: its early specialization during embryogenesis [PDF]
Zoological Letters, 2018 Background Flight feathers, a type of feather that is unique to extant/extinct birds and some non-avian dinosaurs, are the most evolutionally advanced type of feather.
Mao Kondo +7 more
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Electrostatic adhesion mitigates aerodynamic losses from gap formations in feathered wings [PDF]
Communications EngineeringBirds morph the shape of their wings during flight to achieve impressive maneuverability and adapt to dynamic environments, such as cities and forests.
Kevin P. T. Haughn +3 more
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Effects of Flight Restraint and Housing Conditions on Feather Corticosterone in White Storks Under Human Care [PDF]
AnimalsFlight is part of the natural behaviours of most bird species, and as a consequence, flight restraint in zoos, even for those species that are primarily ground-dwelling, encounters increasing animal welfare concerns.
Frederike Liermann +6 more
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Sexually dimorphic sail feathers in the Mandarin duck as a model for lifelong developmental modulation [PDF]
Scientific ReportsDevelopmental processes extend beyond embryogenesis to support lifelong tissue adaptations. Avian feather follicles, with their resident stem cells and capacity for cyclic regeneration, provide a dynamic model for postnatal tissue remodeling.
Pin-Chi Tang +13 more
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Haste makes waste but condition matters: molt rate-feather quality trade-off in a sedentary songbird. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The trade-off between current and residual reproductive values is central to life history theory, although the possible mechanisms underlying this trade-off are largely unknown.
Csongor I Vágási +5 more
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Allometry of the duration of flight feather molt in birds. [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2009 We used allometric scaling to explain why the regular replacement of the primary flight feathers requires disproportionately more time for large birds. Primary growth rate scales to mass (M) as M(0.171), whereas the summed length of the primaries scales ...
Sievert Rohwer +3 more
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Avian-inspired embodied perception in biohybrid flapping-wing robotics [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsAvian feather intricate adaptable architecture to wing deformations has catalyzed interest in feathered flapping-wing aircraft with high maneuverability, agility, and stealth.
Qian Li +3 more
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Analysis and comparison of protein secondary structures in the rachis of avian flight feathers [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Avians have evolved many different modes of flying as well as various types of feathers for adapting to varied environments. However, the protein content and ratio of protein secondary structures (PSSs) in mature flight feathers are less understood ...
Pin-Yen Lin +3 more
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Royal Society Open Science, 2022 Feather loss in domestic chickens can occur due to wear and tear, disease or bird-to-bird pecking. Flight feather loss may decrease wing use, cause pectoral muscle loss and adversely impact the keel bone to which these muscles anchor.
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