Diving speeds and angles of a gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 2061-2070

  Tucker, Vance A ^a   Cade, Tom J ^b   Tucker, Alice E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE PEREGRINE FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Diving; Falco rusticolus; Falcon; Flight; Gyrfalcon; Speed

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031818994     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.201.13.2061     Document Type: Article

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