supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31970427 and 32270526 granted to W.L.).
Nests are important structures for birds to raise their offspring and for signaling.Many birds incorporate feathers into the nest,since feathers were traditionally thought to serve the function of insulation.Hypothese...
The study was partially supported by grant no.2012/05/N/NZ8/01186 from the National Science Centre,Poland(MT).
Many organisms are characterized by strikingly contrasting black and white coloration,but the function of such contrasts has been inadequately studied.In this article,we tested the function of black and white contrast...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.31672303 to C.Y.and 31772453 to W.L.);the current laws of China.Fieldwork was carried out under permission from Zhalong National Nature Reserve,P.R.China.
Egg recognition is a variable but common anti-parasitism defense among different species of birds with brood parasites.In contrast,nestling recognition is rare.Very few studies have found nestling recognition in brood...
Do you believe feathers can be pieced together and pasted into a fine work of art?If you take the time to examine the exquisite patterns of a feather painting,you will no doubt be impressed by the artist's skill.Feath...
National Natural Science Foundation of China(41772008);Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2652017215);National Geographic Society,U.S.A.(EC0768-15);Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council,Canada(2015-00681);RSM and Paul Riegert scholarships(to P.C.)for support
Over the last 20 years, compression fossils of feathers surrounding dinosaurs have greatly expanded our understanding of the origin and evolution of feathers. One of the most peculiar feather morphotypes discovered to...
Two growth experiments with fast growing meat type chickens (Ross 308) were conducted to assess the growth of feathers and feather-free body dependent on age and gender (male:female ratio = 1:1). Birds were reared und...
词数:649 阅读难度★★★★★:建议阅读时间:7分钟 While most paleontologists(古生物学家)dig up prehistoric bones from the ground,Xing Lida hunts for fossils in the amber(琥珀)markets of Myanmar(缅甸).In 2015,he made a re...
supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program,2012CB821906);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41172020,41472023,41172016,41372014);the Chinese Academy of Sciences
We report on an exceptional specimen of Eoconfuciusornis preserving rare soft-tissue traces of the ovary and wing. Ovarian follicles preserve a greater hierarchy than observed in Jeholornis and enantiornithines,sugges...
The discarded feathers / ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer( EVA) thermoplastic composite materials was obtained with discarded feathers as reinforced material and EVA powders as matrix material by hot pressing method. ...