Bill malformations in double-crested cor
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Thijs Kuiken; Glen A. Fox; Karen L. Danesik
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Eight of 20 newly hatched double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus), captured at Dore Β΄Lake (Saskatchewan, Canada) and raised in captivity, developed malformed bills when they were 2 to 3 weeks old. Malformation was characterized by abnormal flexure and rotation of the maxilla and mandible,