Wing and Primary Growth of the Wandering Albatross

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 May 1999 United Kingdom, United States Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)Journal:The Condor, volume 101, pages 360-368 (issn: 0010-5422, eissn: 1938-5129,

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Authors: Berrow, S. D.; Huin, N.; Humpidge, R.; Murray, A. W.; Prince, P. A.;

doi: 10.2307/1369999

Wing and Primary Growth of the Wandering Albatross

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Abstract

We investigated the relationship between body mass and the rate and pattern of feather growth of the four outermost primaries of Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) chicks. Maximum growth rates were similar (4.5 mm day-1) for all feathers and between sexes, although primaries of males were significantly longer than those of females.

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United Kingdom, United States

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British Antarctic Survey
United Kingdom
University of South Florida St. Petersburg
United States
Natural Environment Research Council
United Kingdom
University of South Florida
United States

Keywords

primaries, growth rates, wing growth, Diomedea exulans, Wandering Albatross

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