Quantification of feather structure, wettability and resistance to liquid penetration
Birds in the cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae) family dive tens of metres into water to prey on fish while entraining a thin layer of air (a plastron film) within the microstructures of their feathers. In addition, many species within the family spread their wings for long periods of time upon emerging...
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Royal Society Publishing
2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/109814 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4591-6090 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3570-8917 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1085-7692 |