MeSH definition : Periodic casting off FEATHERS; HAIR; or cuticle. Molting is a process of sloughing
or desquamation, especially the shedding of an outer covering and the development
of a new one. This phenomenon permits growth in ARTHROPODS, skin renewal in AMPHIBIANS
and REPTILES, and the shedding of winter coats in BIRDS and MAMMALS.;
Periodic casting off FEATHERS; HAIR; or cuticle. Molting is a process of sloughing
or desquamation, especially the shedding of an outer covering and the development
of a new one. This phenomenon permits growth in ARTHROPODS, skin renewal in AMPHIBIANS
and REPTILES, and the shedding of winter coats in BIRDS and MAMMALS.