Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The organic makeup of feathers make them a food source for mold, insects, rodents and other museum pests. [24] Implementing an Integrated Pest Management Program can help identify any current or potential pest issues. If active pests are suspected, featherwork can be stored within two layers of well-sealed polyethylene bags, labeled with the ...
The typical protocol for the treatment and conservation of textiles includes examination, documentation, research, treatment, and documentation again. A textile conservator's first task is to write a treatment proposal that includes an examination of the object and condition issues.
Feather variations. Feathers are epidermal growths that form a distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on both avian (bird) and some non-avian dinosaurs and other archosaurs. They are the most complex integumentary structures found in vertebrates [1] [2] and an example of a complex evolutionary novelty. [3]
At the minimum, ethical guidelines suggest that remains from different individuals should be stored in separate boxes or compartments from each other. [18] Generally speaking, human remains are best preserved in cool, dark, dry conditions while wrapped in acid-free (non-buffered) tissue and packing materials. [ 19 ]
The tissue structure is more like a sponge with polygonal spaces that unfold and fold under negative pressure from the chest wall. [286] Half of body heat is not lost through the head, and covering the head is no more effective at preventing heat loss than covering any other portion of the body. Heat is lost from the body in proportion to the ...
Feather development occurs in the epidermal layer of the skin in birds.It is a complicated process involving many steps. Once the feathers are fully developed, there are six different types of feathers: contour, flight, down, filoplumes, semiplumes, and bristle feathers.
The substance used to embed tissue is embedding media, which is chosen depends on the category of the microscope, category of the micro tome, and category of tissue. [23] Paraffin wax, whose melting point is from 56 to 62°C, is commonly used for embedding. [22] Tissue processing - Tissue sections on slides are stained on an automated stainer
Parrot feather is a perennial plant.Parrot feather gets its name from its feather-like leaves that are arranged around the stem in whorls of four to six. The emergent stems and leaves are the most distinctive trait of parrot feather, as they can grow up to a foot above the water surface and look almost like small fir trees.