Wing inertia and whole-body acceleration: An analysis of instantaneous aerodynamic force production in cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) flying across a range of speeds

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1689-1702

  Hedrick, Tyson L ^a   Usherwood, James R ^a   Biewener, Andrew A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Cockatiel; Flight; Inertia; Nymphicus hollandicus

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLYING; FORELIMB; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING;

ACCELERATION; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIRDS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; VIDEO RECORDING; WING;

ANIMALIA; AVES; NYMPHICUS HOLLANDICUS;

EID: 2442569917     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00933     Document Type: Article

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