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De-feathering the wings 2 - Adam Bissonnette
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| Examples of Specimens | Species |
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| Barred Owl |
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| Rock Dove |
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| Features of External Anatomy | Species |
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| Body molt - Ring-necked Pheasant 1 |
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| Body molt - Ring-necked Pheasant 2 |
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| Body molt - Ring-necked Pheasant 3 |
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| Body molt - Ring-necked Pheasant 4 |
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| Polymorphism - Grey Phase tail feathers of the Ruffed Grouse |
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| Cooper's Hawk - raptor talons |
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| Great Blue Heron - wader feet |
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| Specimen preparation |
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| Examining birds for wing molt |
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| De-feathering the wings 1 - Dr. Jay Pitocchelli |
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De-feathering the wings 2 - Adam Bissonnette |
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| Defeathered Ruffed Grouse by Jesse Milling |
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| Internal Anatomy | Species |
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| Developed ovary (breeding season) | Broad-winged Hawk female - ovary with ova (Chris McIntyre dissection) |
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| Granular ovary (non-breeding season) | Great Blue Heron female - ovary granular 1 (Adam Bissonnette dissection) |
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| Developed testes (breeding season) | Great Blue Heron female - ovary granular 2 (Adam Bissonnette dissection) |
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| Undeveloped testes (non-breeding season) | Common Grackle - large , developed, testes (Caitlin Melley dissection) |
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| Undeveloped testes (non-breeding season) | Ring-necked Pheasant - undeveloped testes (Dan Hinchen dissection) |
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| Ruffed Grouse - undeveloped testes (Jesse Milling dissection) |
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Photos by Steffan Poltak, '04