Remigial moult is one of the crucial events in the annual life cycle of waterfowl as it is energetically costly, lasts several weeks, and is a period of high vulnerability due to flightlessness. In wa
Adult Carolina chickadees were caught in the field in a contiguous forest, a fragmented forest, and an urban habitat in New Jersey in 2010, 2012, and 2013. We estimated the proportion of each growing
Feather regeneration is vital for birds' thermoregulation, courtship, breeding, camouflage, and locomotion, with strategies reflecting life history. Little penguins (Eudyptula minor) use a 'catastroph