Take-off mechanics in hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1345-1352

  Tobalske, Bret W ^a   Altshuler, Douglas L ^b   Powers, Donald R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flight; Force; Kinematics; Perch; Rufous hummingbird; Selasphorus rufus; Velocity

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLYING; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; STARTLE REFLEX; TIME; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIRDS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; HINDLIMB; OREGON; PHYLOGENY; STARTLE REACTION; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING; WING;

ANIMALIA; APODIFORMES; AVES; SELASPHORUS; SELASPHORUS RUFUS; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 2342642911     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00889     Document Type: Article

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