flight feather

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Synonyms for flight feather

any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird

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Taiho invested the same amount in the Remiges BioPharma Fund I established in 2014.
Overlap of these events would be similar to that of male murres (Uria spp.), which depart colonies at approximately 20 d of age, accompanied by single chicks, and soon molt remiges synchronously, which renders them temporarily flightless (Gaston 1982; Scott 1990).
Just as impressed were the jurors of the 14th Jeonju International Film Festival in South Korea, where "Mamay Umeng" tied for the Woosuk Prize, or the best film award, with Japanese director Masato Ozawa's "Remiges."
fulva appeared to demonstrate a slight preference for wings (between the barbs of the long wing remiges), over head and neck regions (Pfaffenberger & Rosero 1984, Perez et al.
De cada uno de los individuos se recolectaron remiges primarias y rectrices, que se almacenaron en tubos Eppendorf de 1,5 ml con 0,5 ml de etanol al 70%, para la posterior obtencion del ADN (DONOHUE & DUFTY, 2006; CONSTANTINI et al., 2008).
Field identification was based on presence of black patches in the auriculars, dark bill, gray remiges, tail slightly bifurcated, and pale red feet (Sibley, 2003).
Sed licet uariis malis numen Arcadis alitis obsitum miserans ducem peste soluerit hospitis, iam tamen mala remiges ore pocula traxerant, iam sues Cerealia glande pabula uerterant et nihil manet integrum uoce, corpore perditis.
The wing feathers are rectrices and the tail feathers are remiges (Figure 14-8).
A bird's flight feathers are comprised of the wing and tail feathers, technically known as remiges and rectrices.
At necropsy each bird was examined for wing flight feathers (remiges) and tail flight feathers (retrices) that contained vascular pulp.
(Head Office: Osaka, Japan; Representative Director, President and CEO: Hiroshi Nomura; hereinafter, 'Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma') announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Remiges Ventures, Inc.
Abstract: Feather trauma is a common problem among pet birds, especially those with trimmed wing feathers, and often affects remiges and rectrices.