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Feather Ruffling

Feather Ruffling is a behavioral construct within the study of comfort behavior that denotes a species-specific motor pattern characterized by the transient elevation and shaking of contour feathers, primarily serving to restore feather alignment, modulate thermal regulation, and signal affective state in avian taxa.

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100

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2017–2026

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36

Local Inhibitory Action of BMPs and Their Relationships with Activators in Feather Formation: Implications for Periodic Patterning

Han-Sung Jung, Philippa H. Francis‐West, Randall B. Widelitz et al. · Developmental Biology · 1998 · 388 citations

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Physiological and behavioural responses associated with feather removal in Gallus gallus var domesticus

M. J. Gentle, Louise N. Hunter · Research in Veterinary Science · 1991 · 168 citations

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The Sound Suppression Characteristics of Wing Feather of Owl (Bubo bubo)

Kun Chen, Qingping Liu, Genghua Liao et al. · Journal of Bionic Engineering · 2012 · 96 citations

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Pigmentation and Feather Structure in Genetic Variants of the Gouldian Finch, Poephila gouldiae

Alan H. Brush · The Auk · 1968 · 88 citations

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The effects of chronic psychological and physical stress on feather replacement in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

David E. Strochlic, L. Michael Romero · Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology · 2007 · 78 citations

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Authors

100

  1. CA
    Cécile Arnould

    Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, France

    2 publications · 41 citations

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  2. DM
    David McFarland

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 53 citations

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  3. JR
    Jonathan Rubinstein

    Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, United States

    2 publications · 51 citations

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  4. LL
    Léa Lansade

    Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, France

    2 publications · 41 citations

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  5. BM
    Baptiste Mulot

    Centre Hospitalier de Beauvais, France

    2 publications · 41 citations

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Institutions

45

  1. Jilin University

    Changchun, China

    3 h-index

    18 publications

    820 citations

  2. Centre Hospitalier de Beauvais

    Beauvais, France

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    110 citations

  3. Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements

    Nouzilly, France

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    192 citations

  4. Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute

    Port Charlotte, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    102 citations

  5. Babeș-Bolyai University

    Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    62 citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    182 citations

  7. Tulane University

    New Orleans, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  8. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    1.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Experimental Zoology

    JEZ · 3 publications · 94 citations

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  2. Animal Behaviour

    2 publications · 50 citations

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  3. Journal of Avian Biology

    2 publications · 34 citations

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  4. Journal für Ornithologie

    2 publications · 78 citations

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  5. The Auk

    2 publications · 102 citations

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