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Feather Traits

Feather Traits is a biological construct in the field of poultry science that denotes the morphological and developmental characteristics of feathers, distinguishing them by their influence on carcass quality, processing efficiency, and economic value in commercial bird breeding programs.

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PLUMED 2: New feathers for an old bird

Gareth A. Tribello, Massimiliano Bonomi, Davide Branduardi et al. · Computer Physics Communications · 2013 · 3.7K citations · Full text

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Linking breeding and wintering grounds of neotropical migrant songbirds using stable hydrogen isotopic analysis of feathers

Keith A. Hobson, Leonard I. Wassenaar · Oecologia · 1997 · 597 citations

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Identification of hair and feather remains in the gut and faeces of stoats and weasels

M. G. Day · Journal of Zoology · 1966 · 429 citations

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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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Rate of moult affects feather quality: a mechanism linking current reproductive effort to future survival

Alistair Dawson, Shelley A. Hinsley, Peter N. Ferns et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2000 · 329 citations

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  1. MD
    Matthew D. Shawkey

    University of Akron, United States

    23 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. AP
    Anders Pape Møller

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    21 publications · 1.4K citations

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  3. KA
    Keith A. Hobson

    Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada

    23 publications · 1.5K citations

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  4. KW
    Kazumasa Wakamatsu

    Fujita Health University, Japan

    15 publications · 592 citations

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  5. GR
    Gary R. Bortolotti

    University of Saskatchewan, Canada

    14 publications · 740 citations

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Institutions

953

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    25 h-index

    90 publications

    5.2K citations

  2. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    20 h-index

    94 publications

    6.2K citations

  3. Environment and Climate Change Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    18 h-index

    43 publications

    3K citations

  4. University of Saskatchewan

    Saskatoon, Canada

    17 h-index

    35 publications

    2K citations

  5. Estación Biológica de Doñana

    Seville, Spain

    16 h-index

    42 publications

    1.9K citations

  6. University of Akron

    Akron, United States

    16 h-index

    53 publications

    2.9K citations

  7. Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, United States

    15 h-index

    35 publications

    1.8K citations

  8. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    15 h-index

    27 publications

    1.8K citations

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  1. Poultry Science

    121 publications · 4.5K citations

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  2. Journal of Avian Biology

    48 publications · 2.1K citations

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  3. Ornithological Applications

    44 publications · 1.8K citations

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  4. Applied Animal Behaviour Science

    28 publications · 2.1K citations

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  5. The Auk

    36 publications · 1.6K citations

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