The coastal areas of the island Gotland in center Baltic Sea is an important wintering site for waterbirds Sweden. offers extensive shallow feeding grounds and, due to its location, some open waters remain available even during harsh winters. Wintering have been counted annually on since start International Waterbird Census 1967, with full coverage all inshore around main obtained years 1969–19...

Feathers of seabirds and waterfowl (for example the mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos)) consist hierarchical fibrillar structures encapsulated with hydrophobic preen oil. These characteristics afford waterproofing through entrapment air pockets, enabling swimming diving for such bird species. This liquid repellency mechanism feathers is mimicked by surface hydrophobisation fibrous nonwoven polyp...

The article aims to determine the effect of combining duck meat (Anas platyrhynchos) and freshwater fish (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) on quality (nutritional value, functional technological properties, sensory attributes) meat-containing semi-smoked sausages. optimal version recipe with highest indicators sausages aquaculture was determined. It found that protein content meat-containing, diffe...