Open AccessAllometry of the Duration of Flight Feather Molt in Birds
Author(s) -
Sievert Rohwer,
Robert E. Ricklefs,
Vanya G. Rohwer,
Michelle M. Copple
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000132
Subject(s) - biology , feather , allometry , bird flight , zoology , flight feather , wing , ecology , moulting , engineering , aerospace engineering , larva
Replacement of flight feathers takes disproportionately more time for large birds than it does for small birds, because feather length increases with body size almost twice as fast as feather growth rate increases.
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