Sonation in the male common snipe (Capella gallinago gallinago L.) is achieved by a flag-like fluttering of their tail feathers and consequent vortex shedding

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1602-1608

  Van Casteren, A ^a   Codd, J R ^a   Gardiner, J D ^a   McGhie, H ^a   Ennos, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Feather; Flutter; Snipe; Sonation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; CHARADRIIFORMES; FEATHER; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOUND; TAIL;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; FEATHERS; MALE; SOUND; TAIL;

CAPELLA GALLINAGO GALLINAGO; GALLINAGO GALLINAGO;

EID: 77951537317     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.034207     Document Type: Article

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