Transient hovering performance of hummingbirds under conditions of maximal loading

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 921-929

  Chai, Peng ^a   Chen, Johnny S C ^b   Dudley, Robert ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

aerodynamics; Archilochus colubris; hovering; hummingbird; load lifting; maximal locomotor performance; muscle power output; temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIRD; EXERCISE; FLYING; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIRDS; EXERTION; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MUSCLES;

EID: 0031104948     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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