Zoology 567 - Fall 2021 · Feather Destruction and Stress: How the Environment Impacts Feather Damaging Behaviour

Title

Feather Destruction and Stress: How the Environment Impacts Feather Damaging Behaviour

Source

ZOOL 567, Fall 2021

Rights

CC BY-SA

Contributor

Images from Pixabay and were created by the users: Clker-Free-Vector-Images, ID 1387240, OpenClipart-Vectors, BENJII, and mejia4velasco

Creator

Law, Noah

Description

A general investigation into what feather damaging behaviour is, why it is important to understand what it is, how the bird and its environment can impact its appearance, and how the behaviour impacts the bird internally.

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Date

12/01/2021

Feather Destruction and Stress: How the Environment Impacts Feather Damaging Behaviour

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