Yaw stability in gliding birds

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 191-199

  Sachs, Gottfried ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Birds; Gliding; Stability; Yaw

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BIRD; FLIGHT;

AVES;

EID: 16244399773     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-005-0078-5     Document Type: Article

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