Hydrodynamic drag of diving birds: Effects of body size, body shape and feathers at steady speeds

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1547-1557

  Lovvorn, James R ^a   Liggins, Geoffrey A ^a   Borstad, Matthias H ^a   Calisal, Sander M ^a   Mikkelsen, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird; Cost of diving; Diving; Drag; Feather; Laser scanning; Model fabrication; Shape effects; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMETRY; BIRD; BODY CONSTITUTION; DIVING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEATHER; FREEZING; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMETRY; BIRDS; BODY CONSTITUTION; DIVING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEATHERS; FREEZING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SWIMMING;

ANAS; ANIMALIA; AVES; CICONIIFORMES; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PODICIPEDIDAE; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 0035745115     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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