Fast and fuel efficient? Optimal use of wind by flying albatrosses

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 267, Issue 1455, 2000, Pages 1869-1874

  Weimerskirch, H ^a   Guionnet, T ^a   Martin, J ^a   Shaffer, S A ^a   Costa, D P ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Flight patterns; Heart rate; Southern Ocean; Wandering albatross

Indexed keywords

ENERGETICS; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; SEABIRD; WIND;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIRD; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FLYING; HEART RATE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CICONIIFORMES; DIOMEDEA EXULANS;

EID: 0034703495     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1223     Document Type: Article

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