PATTERN OF DAMAGE TO ALBINO GREAT FRIGATEBIRD FLIGHT FEATHERS SUPPORTS HYPOTHESIS OF ABRASION BY AIRBORNE PARTICLES

On 11 July 1985, an albino juvenile Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) was collected by RWS and EAS on Christmas Island (2°N, 157°W) in the tropical Pacific. First observed on 13 July 1984 as a 55–60-day-old chick, the albino was seen flying about the colony on 4 November 1984 and again in February 1...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Condor (Los Angeles, Calif.) Calif.), 2006-08, Vol.108 (3), p.736-741
Hauptverfasser:	Schreiber, Ralph W, Schreiber, Elizabeth A, Peele, Ashley M, Burtt, Edward H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abrasion Airborne particulates albino Birds Color Environmental conditions feather wear frigatebird melanin Ornithology SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
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