Morphological properties of the last primaries, the tail feathers, and the alulae of Accipiter nisus, Columba livia, Falco peregrinus, and Falco tinnunculus
We investigated the mechanical properties (Young's modulus, bending stiffness, barb separation forces) of the tenth primary of the wings, of the alulae and of the middle tail feathers of Falco peregrinus. For comparison, we also investigated the corresponding feathers in pigeons (Columba livia)...
Published in: | Journal of Morphology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2015
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Online Access: | https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/16745/ https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/16745/1/Schmitz_etal_Falcoperegrinus-V3.pdf https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/16745/2/Schmitzetal_Figures.pdf https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20317 |