A new low-turbulence wind tunnel for bird flight experiments at Lund University, Sweden

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1441-1449

  Pennycuick, C J ^a   Alerstam, Thomas ^b   Hedenström, Anders ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bird; Flight; Low turbulence; Wind Tunnel

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030969598     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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