Wing and body kinematics of takeoff and landing flight in the pigeon (Columba livia)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1651-1658

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

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Bird; Perch

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FLYING; FORELIMB; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAIL;

ACCELERATION; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COLUMBIDAE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAIL; WING;

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA;

EID: 77951742375     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.038109     Document Type: Article

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