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ornithology

The central solid shaft of a feather distal to the calamus, bearing the vane barbs.

In ornithology, rachis refers to The central solid shaft of a feather distal to the calamus, bearing the vane barbs. This meaning comes from Lucas (1972) in Avian anatomy: Integument. Here rachis is not the main axis of a compound leaf or of an inflorescence, bearing leaflets or flowers.[1]

Unit: shaft
Recovery means: feather dissection / microscopy
Measured by: diameter (mm), taper

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References

Lucas, A. M., & Stettenheim, P. R. (1972). Avian anatomy: Integument (Agriculture Handbook). U.S. Agricultural Research Service.

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