"Feathers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Flat keratinous structures found on the skin surface of birds. Feathers are made partly of a hollow shaft fringed with barbs. They constitute the plumage.
| Descriptor ID |
D005241
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A13.370
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Feathers" by people in Profiles.
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Homing and Nest Recognition in Nocturnal Blue Petrels: What Scent May Attract Birds to their Burrows? J Chem Ecol. 2023 Aug; 49(7-8):384-396.
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Introgression of regulatory alleles and a missense coding mutation drive plumage pattern diversity in the rock pigeon. Elife. 2018 07 17; 7.
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A comparative evaluation of feathers, oropharyngeal swabs, and cloacal swabs for the detection of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus infection in experimentally infected chickens and ducks. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2015 Nov; 27(6):704-15.
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King penguins can detect two odours associated with conspecifics. J Exp Biol. 2015 Nov; 218(Pt 21):3374-6.
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Genomic diversity and evolution of the head crest in the rock pigeon. Science. 2013 Mar 01; 339(6123):1063-7.
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The chicken frizzle feather is due to an a-keratin (KRT75) mutation that causes a defective rachis. PLoS Genet. 2012; 8(7):e1002748.
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Potential semiochemical molecules from birds: a practical and comprehensive compilation of the last 20 years studies. Chem Senses. 2012 Jan; 37(1):3-25.
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Volatile compounds from the integument of White Leghorn Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus L.): candidate attractants of ornithophilic mosquito species. J Sep Sci. 2008 Apr; 31(6-7):1092-9.
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Individual odor recognition in birds: an endogenous olfactory signature on petrels' feathers? J Chem Ecol. 2007 Sep; 33(9):1819-29.