Physical theory, origin of flight, and a synthesis proposed for birds

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 224, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-26

  Long, Charles A ^a   Zhang, G P ^b   George, Thomas F ^a   Long, Claudine F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

"Flutter gliding"; Archaeopteryx; Origin vertebrate flight; Physics; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EVOLUTION; FLIGHT; PHYSICS;

ARTICLE; BIRD; ENERGY COST; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; FLIGHT; FORELIMB; FOWL; HEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; THEORY; VELOCITY;

ARCHAEOPTERYX; AVES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042168644     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5193(03)00116-4     Document Type: Article

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