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R. Lockwood, Auteur ; J. P. Swaddle, Auteur ; J. M. V. Rayner, AuteurIn this paper we review the existing methods of quantifying avian wingtip shape, and compare their efficiency at detecting morphological adaptations to migration. We use multivariate methods to derive two novel measures of avian wingtip shape, p[...]
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J. P. Swaddle, Auteur ; E. V. Williams, Auteur ; J. M. V. Rayner, AuteurWe investigated the effects of the plumage changes associated with moult on the anti-predator take-off performance of European Starlings Sturnus vulgaris. By altering the plumage to simulate moult, we have isolated the biomechanical consequences[...]
