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Table 3 Parameters of barbs of barn owl's and pigeon's wing feathers

From: Morphometric characterisation of wing feathers of the barn owl Tyto alba pratincola and the pigeon Columba livia

  

barn owl

    

pigeon

    
 

lbn 2

nhr 1

nbr 1

nh 1

αhr 1

αbr 1

nhr 1

nbr 1

nh 1

αhr 1

αbr 1

p10

0.75

35 +/- 1.1

28 +/- 0.6

1 +/- 0.3

  

50 +/- 2.4

39 +/- 1.3

6 +/- 0.2

23 +/- 1.4

21 +/- 1.3

outer

0.5

39 +/- 0.7

30 +/- 0.5

3 +/- 0.1

50 +/- 1.3

36 +/- 1.6

51 +/- 2.0

36 +/- 0.8

6 +/- 0.1

32 +/- 1.9

27 +/- 1.3

vane

0.25

42 +/- 0.8

32 +/- 0.9

3 +/- 0.1

56 +/- 1.1

38 +/- 1.8

55 +/- 1.6

37 +/- 0.7

5 +/- 0.2

44 +/- 1.2

34 +/- 1.0

p10

0.8

26 +/- 0.8

18 +/- 0.6

4 +/- 0.1

40 +/- 1.4

16 +/- 0.9

43 +/- 1.1

31 +/- 0.8

5 +/- 0.4

33 +/- 2.6

21 +/- 1.0

inner

0.6

27 +/- 0.6

18 +/- 0.3

4 +/- 0.1

41 +/- 1.2

17 +/- 0.9

48 +/- 0.7

48 +/- 0.7

4 +/- 0.3

42 +/- 1.4

25 +/- 0.8

vane

0.4

31 +/- 0.6

18 +/- 0.4

3 +/- 0.1

48 +/- 1.6

21 +/- 1.0

55 +/- 1.9

33 +/- 0.5

3 +/- 0.1

49 +/- 1.6

28 +/- 0.7

 

0.2

36 +/- 0.7

19 +/- 0.5

3 +/- 0.1

60 +/- 1.6

24 +/- 1.7

56 +/- 1.9

34 +/- 0.8

4 +/- 0.1

49 +/- 1.4

33 +/- 0.9

s8

0.8

26 +/- 1.3

22 +/- 1.5

2 +/- 0.5

29 +/- 3.0

25 +/- 2.0

42 +/- 1.9

32 +/- 1.8

4 +/- 0.6

34 +/- 1.4

29 +/- 0.6

outer

0.6

27 +/- 0.9

21 +/- 0.8

3 +/- 0.2

39 +/- 1.2

25 +/- 0.7

39 +/- 0.9

30 +/- 1.1

5 +/- 0.3

34 +/- 0.6

27 +/- 0.6

vane

0.4

30 +/- 0.3

22 +/- 0.4

3 +/- 0.1

43 +/- 1.3

30 +/- 1.4

41 +/- 0.8

30 +/- 0.4

5 +/- 0.2

38 +/- 0.5

22 +/- 1.0

 

0.2

35 +/- 0.8

24 +/- 0.8

3 +/- 0.1

51 +/- 1.1

31 +/- 0.5

41 +/- 1.0

30 +/- 0.5

5 +/- 0.2

42 +/- 1.2

20 +/- 1.5

s8

0.8

34 +/- 1.2

21 +/- 0.7

3 +/- 0.1

44 +/- 1.1

19 +/- 0.8

39 +/- 1.7

30 +/- 1.4

5 +/- 0.2

41 +/- 1.5

25 +/- 0.8

inner

0.6

32 +/- 1.1

19 +/- 0.4

3 +/- 0.1

45 +/- 1.1

20 +/- 0.8

37 +/- 0.8

28 +/- 0.8

5 +/- 0.1

44 +/- 1.4

26 +/- 0.8

vane

0.4

31 +/- 0.6

18 +/- 0.2

3 +/- 0.1

49 +/- 1.0

17 +/- 0.5

41 +/- 1.0

30 +/- 0.9

5 +/- .01

39 +/- 0.8

20 +/- 0.7

 

0.2

34 +/- 0.7

21 +/- 0.5

3 +/- 0.1

58 +/- 0.8

24 +/- 0.8

40 +/- 1.2

31 +/- 0.5

5 +/- 0.1

42 +/- 1.5

21 +/- 2.0

gpc1

0.8

23 +/- 0.4

20 +/- 0.8

2 +/- 0.2

35 +/- 2.6

29 +/- 2.3

39 +/- 1.4

30 +/- 1.2

5 +/- 0.2

22 +/- 1.3

16 +/- 0.4

outer

0.6

25 +/- 0.4

21 +/- 0.6

3 +/- 0.1

24 +/- 4.3

15 +/- 3.1

42 +/- 1.7

30 +/- 1.0

4 +/- 0.2

27 +/- 1.3

21 +/- 0.6

vane

0.4

30 +/- 0.7

22 +/- 0.9

3 +/- 0.2

42 +/- 0.7

28 +/- 0.5

44 +/- 1.3

31 +/- 1.0

4 +/- 0.1

36 +/- 0.8

26 +/- 0.7

 

0.2

33 +/- 1.0

23 +/- 0.5

3 +/- 0.1

45 +/- 0.8

39 +/- 1.9

42 +/- 1.3

31 +/- 1.0

4 +/- 0.2

43 +/- 1.4

29 +/- 0.7

gpc1

0.8

27 +/- 3.5

24 +/- 3.0

2 +/- 0.4

32 +/- 1.3

25 +/- 0.7

38 +/- 1.2

29 +/- 1.5

5 +/- 0.6

35 +/- 1.2

16 +/- 0.3

inner

0.6

28 +/- 2.0

22 +/- 1.8

3 +/- 0.1

25 +/- 4.4

26 +/- 0.2

38 +/- 0.7

27 +/- 1.2

4 +/- 0.1

36 +/- 1.0

19 +/- 0.4

vane

0.4

31 +/- 1.5

22 +/- 1.6

3 +/- 0.1

42 +/- 1.3

17 +/- 3.1

40 +/- 1.0

28 +/- 0.7

4 +/- 0.1

42 +/- 0.9

23 +/- 0.5

 

0.2

34 +/- 1.0

23 +/- 0.9

3 +/- 0.2

45 +/- 1.2

18 +/- 0.5

42 +/- 1.6

30 +/- 0.9

4 +/- 0.2

49 +/- 1.6

29 +/- 0.5

  1. 1 mean values with standard error of the mean, N = 16
  2. 2 normalised length of barb; 1 = tip of barb