Wing and primary growth of the Wandering Albatross
- Berrow, S. D.
- Huin, N.
- Humpidge, R.
- Murray, A.W.A.
- Prince, P.A.
Publication date
January 1999
DOI Publisher
The Cooper Ornithological Society ISSN
0010-5422 Citation count (estimate)
11Abstract
We investigated the relationship between body mass and the rate and pattern of feather growth of the four outermost primaries of Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) chicks. Maximum growth rates were similar (4.5 mm day-1) for all feathers and between sexes, although primaries of males were significantly longer than those of females
Add to ORKG