Flight kinematics of the barn swallow (Hirundo Rustica) over a wide range of speeds in a wind tunnel

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 15, 2001, Pages 2741-2750

  Park, Kirsty J ^a   Rosén, Mikael ^a   Hedenström, Anders ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barn swallow; Flap gliding; Flight; Hirundo rustica; Kinematics; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FLYING; FORELIMB; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; TAIL;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; SONGBIRDS; TAIL; WING;

ANIMALIA; AVES; HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA; PASSERI;

EID: 0035745991     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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