Energetic consequences of coordinating wingbeat and respiratory rhythms in birds

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 915-920

  Funk, Gregory D ^a   Valenzuela, Ignacio J ^b   Milsom, William K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Branta canadensis; Canada goose; entrainment; locomotor respiratory coupling; simulated flight; ventilation; work of breathing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030934815     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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