Kinematics of slow turn maneuvering in the fruit bat Cynopterus brachyotis

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 3478-3489

  Iriarte Díaz, José ^a,c   Swartz, Sharon M ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Brown University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Bat; Flight; Kinematics; Turning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; FLYING; FORELIMB; PHYSIOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CHIROPTERA; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; VIDEO RECORDING; WING;

CYNOPTERUS BRACHYOTIS;

EID: 55549132300     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.017590     Document Type: Article

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