Oil-damaged Manx shearwater feathers (IMAGE)

University College Cork

Oil-damaged Manx shearwater feathers

Caption

Oil-damaged Manx shearwater feathers under a digital high-powered microscope. The microstructure within the feather clumps together after exposure to oil, letting water pass through more easily.

Credit

Dr Richard Unitt, School of Biological Earth and Environmental Science, UCC

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