Aerodynamics, evolution and ecology of avian flight

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 415-422

  Hedenström, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AERODYNAMICS; AVIFAUNA; EVOLUTION; FLIGHT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BIOMECHANICS; BIRD; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FLYING; FOSSIL; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TAIL; TECHNIQUE; THEORY;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 0036717643     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(02)02568-5     Document Type: Review

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