Wingbeat frequency of barn swallows and house martins: A comparison between free flight and wind tunnel experiments

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 16, 2002, Pages 2461-2467

  Liechti, Felix ^a   Bruderer, Lukas ^a  

^a SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Barn swallow; Delichon urbica; Effective wingbeat frequency; Flight costs; Free flight; Hirundo rustica; House martin; Intermittent flight; Wind tunnel; Wingbeat pattern

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLYING; FORELIMB; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WING;

ANIMALIA; AVES; DELICHON; DELICHON URBICA; HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036671270     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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