In vivo pectoralis muscle force-length behavior during level flight in pigeons (Columba livia)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 3293-3307

  Biewener, Andrew A ^a,c   Corning, William R ^a   Tobalske, Bret W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Columba livia; Flight; Force length behaviour; Mechanical power output; Muscle; Pectoralis; Pigeon; Sonomicrometry

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA;

EID: 0032426236     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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