The aerodynamics of big ears in the brown long-eared bat Plecotus auritus

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 313-321

  Gardiner, James D ^a   Dimitriadis, Grigorios ^b   Sellers, William I ^a   Codd, Jonathan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Chiroptera; Ear; Flight; Plecotus auritus

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BAT; BODY SHAPE; BODY SIZE; DRAG; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; WIND TUNNEL; WING MORPHOLOGY;

CHIROPTERA; PLECOTUS AURITUS;

EID: 62449156059     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811008X414881     Document Type: Article

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