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19 Cards in this Set
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Precocial
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hatch from eggs ready for independent life
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Altrical
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hatchlings that rely on parental care
spend time in nest |
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Mammillary cone
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outer shell membrane of bird eggshells
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ulna
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bone in forearm
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radius
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bone in forearm
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glenoid fossa
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bone attaching humereus to blade of scapula
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coracoid
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where the supracorcoideus muscle attaches to
creates body of bird |
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camalus
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base of shaft of feather
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rachis
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rest of shaft of feather
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vane
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composed of barbs, barbules, and hooks that hold the shape of the feather
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Theta keratin
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composition of feather skin
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capital feather
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on the head
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humeral feather
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on the humerus bone
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spinal featehrs
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on the back
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alar feathers
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on the posterior side of the wing
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ventral feathers
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on ventral side of bird
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femoral feathers
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feathers on femur area
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caudal feathers
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feathers of the butt!
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Uropygial glands
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chemical composition - lipids, waxes, fatty acids
sectection method - holcrine, sticky large multicellular, alveolar shape at base of tail, multiobed, tubules drain to common duct of nipple function- water proofing, lubricate and protect feathers, largest in aquatic species, absent from some fightless speceis, deter bacterial and fungal growth, a few produce foul smelling odor from glands. |
