A systems interpretation for observations of bird V-formations

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 221, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 279-287

  Seiler, P ^a   Pant, A ^a   Hedrick, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLIGHT; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AVES;

EID: 0037459223     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2003.3191     Document Type: Article

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