Replacement and growth of primary feathers in captive rock pigeons, Columba livia (Aves: Columbidae)
The replacement and growth of 311 primary feathers of eight captive male rock pigeons, Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 were monitored daily. Feather replacement was recorded in all months, but the primaries 1 to 5 (innermost primaries) were replaced mostly from September to December, whereas the primarie...
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| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2012-04-01
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| Series: | Zoologia (Curitiba) |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702012000200004 |