The Biology of Moult in Birds

by Raffael Winkler and Lukas Jenni

The first comprehensive review of all aspects of the biology of moult, drawing information from across the literature and in all birds, from penguins to passerines.

Feathers are amazing structures. All birds need to renew their feathers periodically, in a process called moult. Because feathers can only be renewed as a whole, all functions of the plumage are impaired during moult, and so this process has a crucial impact on most aspects...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147297722X
• ISBN13: 9781472977229
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Helm
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.5"