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ArticleEcology and evolution2025

Dressed for the Weather: Tawny Owl Feather Adaptations Across a Climatic Gradient.

Charlotte Perrault, Miguel Baltazar-Soares, Chiara Morosinotto, Patrik Karell, Karel Poprach, Lars-Ove Nilsson, Daniel Eriksson, Peter Ericsson, Gintarė Grašytė, Saulius Rumbutis and 5 more

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Charlotte PerraultDepartment of Biology University of Turku Turku Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3821-0156
Miguel Baltazar-SoaresDepartment of Biology University of Turku Turku Finland.
Chiara MorosinottoDepartment of Biology University of Padova Padova Italy.
Patrik KarellDepartment of Bioeconomy Novia University of Applied Sciences Finland.
Karel PoprachTYTO, z. s. Věrovany Czech Republic.
Lars-Ove NilssonKarlsborg Sweden.
Daniel ErikssonFagersanna Sweden.
Peter EricssonFagersanna Sweden.
Gintarė GrašytėJanuliškis Lithuania.
Saulius RumbutisNature Research Centre Vilnius Lithuania.
Daniele BaroniISPRA - Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research Bologna Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9763-2853
Katy AndersonEnvironment Forester Forestry and Land Scotland Aberfoyle UK.
Ingar ØienBirdLife Norway Trondheim Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0986-2726
Maria CaseroWildlife Rehabilitation and Research Center - RIAS Olhão Portugal.
Jon E BrommerDepartment of Biology University of Turku Turku Finland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Populations are presumed to be adapted to local environmental conditions via natural selection, with gene flow breaking up local adaptations. In birds, various aspects of feathers may reflect local adaptation. For example, the insulation capacity of feathers could be greater in colder regions, while colour variation may also play a role in adapting to local environmental conditions since darker feathers are known to absorb more heat than lighter ones. We studied feather properties (plumulaceous part of the feather, density of barbs and barbules) of tawny owl,

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