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Bird Molting

Bird Molting is a cyclical physiological process in birds whereby old, worn, or damaged feathers are systematically shed and replaced with newly grown feathers in species-specific patterns typically coordinated with age, season, and reproductive cycle.

656

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29K

Citations

1.3K

Authors

480

Institutions

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2017–2026

51

Variants

Avian Molt

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Publications

656

An Approach to the Study of Molts and Plumages

Philip S. Humphrey, Kenneth C. Parkes · The Auk · 1959 · 955 citations

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Hibernation and Torpor in Mammals and Birds

Sherman W. Jack, Charles P. Lyman, John S. Willis et al. · Journal of Wildlife Management · 1983 · 664 citations

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Different colors reveal different information: how nutritional stress affects the expression of melanin- and structurally based ornamental plumage

Kevin J. McGraw, Emiko A. MacKillop, James Dale et al. · Journal of Experimental Biology · 2002 · 348 citations

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Proximate Basis of Variation in Carotenoid Pigmentation in Male House Finches

Geoffrey E. Hill · The Auk · 1992 · 340 citations · Full text

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Variation of heavy metals within and among feathers of birds of prey: effects of molt and external contamination

Tom Dauwe, Lieven Bervoets, Rianne Pinxten et al. · Environmental Pollution · 2003 · 299 citations

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Authors

1.3K

  1. SR
    Sievert Rohwer

    University of Washington, United States

    33 publications · 1.8K citations

    23

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  2. PP
    Peter Pyle

    The Institute for Bird Populations, United States

    24 publications · 1K citations

    18

    h-index

  3. ME
    Mary E. Murphy

    Washington State University, United States

    13 publications · 613 citations

    13

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  4. JR
    James R. King

    Washington State University, United States

    13 publications · 586 citations

    13

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  5. KA
    Keith A. Hobson

    Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada

    14 publications · 460 citations

    13

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Institutions

480

  1. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    24 h-index

    69 publications

    3K citations

  2. Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

    Seattle, United States

    21 h-index

    49 publications

    2.5K citations

  3. The Institute for Bird Populations

    Marin City, United States

    18 h-index

    36 publications

    1.6K citations

  4. Washington State University

    Pullman, United States

    14 h-index

    26 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. Environment and Climate Change Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    14 h-index

    32 publications

    881 citations

  6. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    12 h-index

    26 publications

    599 citations

  7. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    12 h-index

    20 publications

    2.3K citations

  8. Museum of Vertebrate Zoology

    Berkeley, United States

    11 h-index

    11 publications

    914 citations

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Venues

  1. Ornithological Applications

    110 publications · 4.8K citations

    42

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  2. The Auk

    90 publications · 4.2K citations

    33

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  3. Poultry Science

    24 publications · 739 citations

    17

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  4. Canadian Journal of Zoology

    22 publications · 841 citations

    16

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  5. Journal of Wildlife Management

    24 publications · 1.3K citations

    15

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