TO
1 - 25 of 3
| Creator | Title | Description | Subject | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 | Clayton, Dale H.; Bush, Sarah Elizabeth | Is melanin a defense against feather-feeding lice? | The adaptive basis of plumage color has received much attention, including the finding that color can reveal information about parasite loads to potential mates. A related possibility, that color may be a direct defense against parasites, has received less attention. | Columba livia; Columbiformes; Ectoparasites; Columbicola columbae; Campanulotes compare; Plumage color; Eumelanin; Preening | 2006 |
| 2 |
 | Clayton, Dale H. | Experimental test of the importance of preen oil in Rock Doves (Columba livia) | Most species of birds have a uropygial gland, also known as a preen gland, which produces oil that birds spread through their plumage when preening. The plumage of waterfowl deprived of uropygial oil becomes brittle and is subject to breakage. | Columba livia; Columbiformes; Preen oil; Ectoparasites; Columbicola columbae; Campanulotes compare; Plumage | 2003 |
| 3 |
 | Clayton, Dale H. | Feather-busting bacteria | I ONCE HAD A COLLEAGUE who delighted in the aphorism, which he proudly coined himself, "If it's too small to see with the naked eye, it ain't there." Sadly, this view may as well be true for ornithologists who study birds only through unaided eyes, binoculars, or spotting scopes. But birds can also ... | Columba livia; Columbiformes; Ectoparasites; Bacteria; Plumage | 1999 |
1 - 25 of 3