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SYMPOSIUM: GENERAL SESSION: BEHAVIOUR CHAIR: ADRIAN CRAIG

Water repellency and feather structure of the Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea

A. M. Rijke Department of Materials Science-SEAS, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, USA
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W. A. Jesser Department of Materials Science-SEAS, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, USA
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S. W. Evans BirdLife South Africa, PO. Box 515, Randburg, 2125, South Africa
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H. Bouwman School for Environmental Sciences and Development (Zoology), Potchef tmom University for Chrisitan Higher Education, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
Pages 143-145 | Published online: 19 Oct 2010

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