Circulatory variables and the flight performance of birds

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1695-1708

  Bishop, Charles M ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerobic flight; Avian energetics; Heart mass; Muscle efficiency; Scaling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BIRD; BODY SIZE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FLYING; MUSCLE FIBRIL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIRDS; BODY SIZE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOFIBRILS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 18944405951     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01576     Document Type: Review

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