Aerodynamic force generation, performance and control of body orientation during gliding in sugar gliders (Petaurus breviceps)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 2593-2606

  Bishop, Kristin L ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Biomechanics; Gliding; Mammal; Stability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FLYING; LIMB; MARSUPIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EXTREMITIES; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MARSUPIALIA; VIDEO RECORDING;

ANIMALIA; GLAUCOMYS VOLANS; MAMMALIA; PETAURUS BREVICEPS; PTEROMYINI; SCIURIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34548185687     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.002071     Document Type: Article

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