The optimum flight speeds of flying animals

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 469-477

  Thomas, Adrian L R ^a   Hedenström, Anders ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Ecology Building   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032439606     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677166     Document Type: Conference Paper

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