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Feathers

Known as: Feather, feathered, feathering 
Flat keratinous structures found on the skin surface of birds. Feathers are made partly of a hollow shaft fringed with barbs. They constitute the… 
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2017
2017
Changes in white cell estimates and plasma chemistry measurements following oral or external dosing of double-crested cormorants, Phalacocorax auritus, with artificially weathered MC252 oil.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The importance of exogenous contamination on heavy metal levels in bird feathers. A field experiment with free-living great tits, Parus major.
Feathers have been used extensively as non-destructive biomonitors for heavy metal pollution. Birds excrete heavy metals into… 
2003
2003
The dinosaurian origin of feathers: perspectives from dolphin (Cetacea) collagen fibers
The early origin of birds is a hotly disputed debate and may be broadly framed as a conflict between paleontologists and… 
2002
2002
Molecular and stable carbon isotopic source identification of oil residues and oiled bird feathers sampled along the Atlantic Coast of France after the Erika oil spill.
The Erika tanker broke in two close to the Atlantic coast of France on December 12, 1999. On December 25th, some heavy fuel oil… 
1997
1997
Clinical manifestations of mycobacteriosis in pet birds
1993
1993
Effect of set-up error on the dose across the junction of matching cranial-spinal fields in the treatment of medulloblastoma.
1992
1992
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis caused by goose feathers in a duvet.
A patient with extrinsic allergic alveolitis had precipitating antibodies to many avian antigens. A duvet containing goose… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Field matching considerations in craniospinal irradiation.
1983
1983
Identification of Natal Locales of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) by Trace-Element Analysis of Feathers
Presentation d'une methode permettant de determiner l'origine geographique de faucons pelerins captures lors de leur migration ou… 
Review
1968
Review
1968
Food, fat, and feathers.
The annual cycle of the White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis , is reviewed with brief references to facets of… 
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