Animal flight dynamics I. Stability in gliding flight

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 399-424

  Thomas, Adrian L R ^a   Taylor, Graham K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; FLIGHT ACTIVITY;

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; BIRD; FLIGHT; FORELIMB; GRAVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035823693     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2001.2387     Document Type: Article

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