An appraisal of moulting on post-moult egg production and egg weight distribution in white layer hens; meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2018.1432032
Abstract: ABSTRACT 1. The aim of this study was to establish how different moulting methods and body weight losses influenced post-moult performance and USDA egg weight distribution. 2. Data on 5 laying flocks (#34–38) of the… read more here.
Keywords: moult; egg; fasting methods; post moult ... See more keywords
A histological study of the skin, hair follicles and moult of the hooded seal (Cystophora cristata [Erxleben, 1777])
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DOI: 10.1080/17518369.2017.1419906
Abstract: ABSTRACT The aims of this study were to (1) provide a general description of the hooded seal’s integument; (2) diagnose hair follicle activity stages and develop a chronology for the annual moult within the different… read more here.
Keywords: hair follicle; moult; hooded seal; hair follicles ... See more keywords
Evolution of moult-migration is directly linked to aridity of the breeding grounds in North American passerines
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2020.0155
Abstract: To avoid energy allocation conflicts, birds generally separate breeding, migration and moult during the annual cycle. North American passerines typically moult on the breeding grounds prior to autumn migration. However, some have evolved a moult-migration… read more here.
Keywords: moult migration; breeding grounds; moult; migration ... See more keywords
Hovering hummingbird wing aerodynamics during the annual cycle. II. Implications of wing feather moult
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.171766
Abstract: Birds usually moult their feathers in a particular sequence which may incur aerodynamic, physiological and behavioural implications. Among birds, hummingbirds are unique species in their sustained hovering flight. Because hummingbirds frequently hover-feed, they must maintain… read more here.
Keywords: moult; hummingbird wing; feather moult; flight ... See more keywords
The simultaneous moult of female hornbills is not triggered by the darkness of their nest cavity
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DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2018.1468360
Abstract: A verbal model from 1937 proposed that the darkness of the nest cavity acts as a proximate trigger for the simultaneous moult observed in female hornbills. Although never tested, the plausibility of this hypothesis has… read more here.
Keywords: darkness nest; moult; moult female; female hornbills ... See more keywords
When moult overlaps migration: moult-related changes in plasma biochemistry of migrating common snipe
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3057
Abstract: Moult of feathers entails considerable physiological and energetic costs to an avian organism. Even under favourable feeding conditions, endogenous body stores and energy reserves of moulting birds are usually severely depleted. Thus, most species of… read more here.
Keywords: biochemistry; moult; migration; common snipe ... See more keywords