Moult nestedness and its imperfections: insights to unravel the nature of passerine wing‐feather moult rules

Passerine moult shows two well‐known although intriguing characteristics: 1) a varying subset of wing feathers are retained during certain moult episodes, and 2) the identity of the replaced feathers is not random. However, the rules that underlie these moult features are largely unknown. Non‐random...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of avian biology 2020-12, Vol.51 (12), p.n/a
Hauptverfasser:	Guallar, Santi, Jovani, Roger
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	control rules Exposure Feathers Molting moult episodes moult phenotypes Moulting network analysis Passeriformes Phenotypes phylogenetic constraints Plumage Wings
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