Kinematics and power requirements of ascending and descending flight in the pigeon (Columba livia)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1120-1130

  Berg, Angela M ^a   Biewener, Andrew A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flight; Incline; Kinematics; Pigeon; Power

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; FLYING; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COLUMBIDAE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WING;

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA;

EID: 43049148022     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.010413     Document Type: Article

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