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Feathers

A Trade-Off between Reproduction and Feather Growth in the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Nicola Saino, Maria Romano, Diego Rubolini, Roberto Ambrosini, Andrea Romano, Manuela Caprioli, Alessandra Costanzo, Gaia Bazzi

published 14 May 2014

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Tracking Natal Dispersal in a Coastal Population of a Migratory Songbird Using Feather Stable Isotope (δ²H, δ³⁴S) Tracers

Samuel Haché, Keith A. Hobson, Erin M. Bayne, Steven L. Van Wilgenburg, Marc-André Villard

published 16 Apr 2014

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Harmonic Hopping, and Both Punctuated and Gradual Evolution of Acoustic Characters in Selasphorus Hummingbird Tail-Feathers

Christopher James Clark

published 10 Apr 2014

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Reassessment of the Wing Feathers of Archaeopteryx lithographica Suggests No Robust Evidence for the Presence of Elongated Dorsal Wing Coverts

Robert L. Nudds

published 07 Apr 2014

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Wnt11 Is Required for Oriented Migration of Dermogenic Progenitor Cells from the Dorsomedial Lip of the Avian Dermomyotome

Gabriela Morosan-Puopolo, Ajeesh Balakrishnan-Renuka, Faisal Yusuf, Jingchen Chen, Fangping Dai, Georg Zoidl, Timo H.-W. Lüdtke, Andreas Kispert, Carsten Theiss, Mohammed Abdelsabour-Khalaf, Beate Brand-Saberi

published 26 Mar 2014

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Parents and Early Life Environment Affect Behavioral Development of Laying Hen Chickens

Elske N. de Haas, J. Elizabeth Bolhuis, Bas Kemp, Ton G. G. Groothuis, T. Bas Rodenburg

published 06 Mar 2014

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Dissecting the Molecular Mechanism of Ionizing Radiation-Induced Tissue Damage in the Feather Follicle

Xi Chen, Chunyan Liao, Qiqi Chu, Guixuan Zhou, Xiang Lin, Xiaobo Li, Haijie Lu, Benhua Xu, Zhicao Yue

published 20 Feb 2014

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Mirror-Mark Tests Performed on Jackdaws Reveal Potential Methodological Problems in the Use of Stickers in Avian Mark-Test Studies

Manuel Soler, Tomás Pérez-Contreras, Juan Manuel Peralta-Sánchez

published 27 Jan 2014

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Endothelin Receptor B2 (EDNRB2) Is Responsible for the Tyrosinase-Independent Recessive White (mow) and Mottled (mo) Plumage Phenotypes in the Chicken

Keiji Kinoshita, Toyoko Akiyama, Makoto Mizutani, Ai Shinomiya, Akira Ishikawa, Hassan Hassan Younis, Masaoki Tsudzuki, Takao Namikawa, Yoichi Matsuda

published 23 Jan 2014

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Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Feathered Dinosaur Measured Using Physical Models. Effects of Form on Static Stability and Control Effectiveness

Dennis Evangelista, Griselda Cardona, Eric Guenther-Gleason, Tony Huynh, Austin Kwong, Dylan Marks, Neil Ray, Adrian Tisbe, Kyle Tse, Mimi Koehl

published 15 Jan 2014

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Does Feather Corticosterone Reflect Individual Quality or External Stress in Arctic-Nesting Migratory Birds?

Pierre Legagneux, N. Jane Harms, Gilles Gauthier, Olivier Chastel, H. Grant Gilchrist, Gary Bortolotti, Joël Bêty, Catherine Soos

published 31 Dec 2013

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Strike Fast, Strike Hard: The Red-Throated Caracara Exploits Absconding Behavior of Social Wasps during Nest Predation

Sean McCann, Onour Moeri, Tanya Jones, Catherine Scott, Grigori Khaskin, Regine Gries, Sean O'Donnell, Gerhard Gries

published 26 Dec 2013

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Long-Term Effects of Chronic Light Pollution on Seasonal Functions of European Blackbirds (Turdus merula)

Davide M. Dominoni, Michael Quetting, Jesko Partecke

published 20 Dec 2013

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