barbules


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barbules

  1. hook-like processes on the barbs of FEATHERS which interlock to form the continuous vane.
  2. teeth found in the capsules of some mosses.
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These diagnostic nodes typically occur only at distal portions of the barbules, but there are consistent differences in the locations of these triangular-shaped nodes on barbules for some groups of waterfowl (Dove and Agreda, 2007).
Identification of bird species used to make a Viking Age feather pillow
The barbules and the alignment of melanosomes within them, Carney said, are identical to those found in modern birds.
Winged dinosaur Archaeopteryx had black feathers
Ground in a pestle, the kingfisher's feathers are dark brown, similar to ravens; contour feathers have a tiny turquoise spot at the tip and colourless barbules to trick the light and scatter the blue-green wavelengths.
Greyhounds, binoculars and the art of seeing kingfishers
Cell structure of developing barbs and barbules in down feathers of the chick: Central role of barb ridge morphogenesis for the evolution of feathers.
Characterization of embryonic feather follicle development in the Chinese indigenous Jilin white Goose
Histologically, barbs are formed by a mid-axial part called ramus from which barbules branch laterally.
Cytological aspects of the differentiation of barb cells during the formation of the ramus of feathers/aspectos citologicos de la diferenciacion de celulas barba durante la formacion de las ramas de las plumas
His beak reseals the barbules by zipping them together.'
Let a sparrow brighten a dreary day
Entre noviembre de 2000 y julio de 2002, en el embalse de la HU, se recolectaron entre 3 y 25 peces mensuales, para un total de 453, distribuidos en 115 pericos, 111 cacuchos, 108 yaluas, 89 mojarras amarillas, 11 moncholos, 10 barbules y 9 doncellas.
Regimen alimentario de siete especies icticas en el embalse de la Hidroelectrica Urra (Cordoba, Colombia)
In turn, hundreds of barbules project from each barb.
Featherfall
And if there are differences in effectiveness, can we determine as Barbules and Callister (2000) put the challenge: "Which technologies have educational potential for which students, for which subject matters, and for which purposes?" In other words, is there an optimal match possible between student, learning and technology?
The Web's impact on student learning: a review of recent research reveals three areas that can enlighten current online learning practices
Each barb has thousands of smaller barbules that project toward adjacent barbs.
Fashioned for Flight - What's Special About Feathers?
Their wings are rudimentary, and their feathers lack barbules, which is why they look like hairs.
The islands, the lakes and the caves
It gets it's name from the four barbules around its mouth which it uses for finding its food on the river bed.
Angling: Where are the fighters?

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