The Relationship of the External Surface Area of Birds to Skin Surface Area and Body Mass
1978 ◽
Vol 76
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pp. 185-189
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Data from 12 bird species reveal that skin surface area averages 23 % larger than the external surface area of the plumage. Use of skin surface area instead of the area of the external plumage surface may produce large errors in heat-transfer analyses.
1984 ◽
Vol 56
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pp. 240-243
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2006 ◽
Vol 19
(5)
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pp. 388-395
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