John P. Swaddle, Mark S. Witter, Innes C. Cuthill, Amber Budden, Peter McCowen, Plumage Condition Affects Flight Performance in Common Starlings: Implications for Developmental Homeostasis, Abrasion and Moult, Journal of Avian Biology, Vol. 27, No. 2 (Jun., 1996), pp. 103-111
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