Flight feather development: its early specialization during embryogenesis

Flight feather development: its early specialization during embryogenesis

Abstract 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. In general, feather types are formed in the second or later generation of feathers at the first and following molting, and...

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Main Authors: Mao Kondo, Tomoe Sekine, Taku Miyakoshi, Keiichi Kitajima, Shiro Egawa, Ryohei Seki, Gembu Abe, Koji Tamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Zoological Letters
Subjects:
Flight feather
Feather development
Chick embryo
Invagination
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40851-017-0085-4

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