Dynamic pressure maps for wings and tails of pigeons in slow, flapping flight, and their energetic implications

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 355-369

  Usherwood, James R ^a,b   Hedrick, Tyson L ^a   McGowan, Craig P ^a   Biewener, Andrew A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Bird; Columba livia; Flapping; Flight; Lift; Pigeon; Power; Pressure

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLYING; FORELIMB; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; PRESSURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TAIL; VIDEORECORDING;

ACCELERATION; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COLUMBIDAE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRESSURE; TAIL; VIDEO RECORDING; WING;

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; PERCIDAE;

EID: 14644410402     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01359     Document Type: Article

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