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Osteological investigations of the incidence of cranial alterations in domestic ducks (Anas platyrhynchos f. dom.) with feather crests.
Annals of anatomy = Anatomischer Anzeiger : official organ of the Anatomische Gesellschaft - 1 Jan 2001
Bartels T, Brinkmeier J, Portmann S, Krautwald-Junghanns M E, Kummerfeld N, Boos A
Abstract excerpt
The feather crest of the domestic duck (Anas platyrhynchos f. dom.) represents a peculiar mutation of the integument of the head, which has been known since the 17th century. In literature this is described as a variety with malformations in skull and brain anatomy in which various central nervous deficiencies in affected birds are possible. Our examinations demonstrated several conspicuous anatomical alterations...
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