Author: Voitkevich, A. A. (Anatolii Anatol'evich)
Title: The Feathers & Plumage of Birds
Description: London, Sidgwick & Jackson, (1966). orig.boards. 23x13cm, xvi, 335 pp.. Minor rubbing. Rear cover corner bump. Some page-edge soil. VG. ¶ Contents: The Structure, Pigmentation, Development & Renewal of Plumage; Experimental Analysis of Some Conditions Necessary for the Formation, Growth & Development of the Feather; The Role of the Thyroid Gland in the Development of the Plumage & in Moulting; The Role of the Sex Glands in the Formation of Plumage Characters; The Pituitary (Anterior Lobe) & Feather Formation ; The Role of the Nervous System in the Development & Renewal of Feathers.

Keywords: Bird Physiology, Feathers, Plumage, Birds, Ornithology, , , ,