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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
Copyright: 2017 CISA. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For… 
2016
2016
This paper proposes a method to implement an Iterative Closest Point (ICP)-based three-dimensional (3D) mapping by using a mobile… 
Review
2016
Review
2016
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2005
2005
Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) prey on Cape gannets (Morus capensis) , Cape cormorants (Phalacrocorax capensis… 
2004
2004
In this research, a method previously applied to improve a digital simulation of the avian syrinx is adapted to the geometry of… 
2001
2001
Spectral profiles of intact carotenoid-bearing feathers and of pigments isolated from polls and breasts of Common and Hoary… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
An estimate of total mortality of seabirds from the Exxon Vuldez oil spill was derived from numbers of carcasses collected on… 
1986
1986
Males of white leghorn strain crosses heterozygous (Kk) for the sex-linked feathering locus genes were mated to rapid-feathering… 
1969
1969
Of the 50 strains of myxobacteria (mainly cytophagas) tested most were able to solubilize autoclaved feathers but none attacked… 
1968
1968
Abstract TAYLOR (1960), after a comprehensive search of the literature, observed that “of all the structures of the egg, the yolk…