Wing tip anatomy and aerodynamics in flying squirrels

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 245-250

  Thorington Jr , Richard W ^a   Darrow, Karolyn ^a   Anderson, C Gregory ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flying squirrels; Glaucomys; Gliding; Petaurista; Winglet; Wrist anatomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000716021     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382860     Document Type: Article

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