Morphometric characterisation of wing feathers of the barn owl <it>Tyto alba pratincola </it>and the pigeon <it>Columba livia</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Owls are known for their silent flight. Even though there is some information available on the mechanisms that lead to a reduction of noise emission, neither the morphological basis, nor the biological mechanisms of the owl's si...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-11-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Zoology |
| Online Access: | http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/4/1/23 |