Wing kinematics of avian flight across speeds

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 177-184

  Tobalske, Bret W ^a   Hedrick, Tyson L ^b   Biewener, Andrew A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; KINEMATICS; WING MORPHOLOGY;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; MELOPSITTACUS UNDULATUS; NYMPHICUS HOLLANDICUS; PICA; PICA HUDSONIA; PICA PICA; STREPTOPELIA RISORIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0037898448     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2003.03006.x     Document Type: Article

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