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Making sense of bird bristles.

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Apr2019 (Volume) 31 (Number) 4
Medium (Periodical) Biological Sciences Review.
Classif 570 BIO
Subject Biology
Page 30 - 33
Authors Larsen, Carl
Contents

The author, an evolutionary biologist, describes the bristles some bird species have, and explores whether they function like the eyelashes and whiskers of mammals.

Keywords
Birds     Bristles     Mechanosensory     Nocturnal     Structure and function