The structural mechanics and evolution of aquaflying birds

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 687-698

  Habib, Michael ^a  

^a CHATHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aves; Biomechanics; Flight; Locomotion; Morphology; Sphenisciformes; Swimming

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIRD; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SKELETON; SWIMMING;

AVES; PROCELLARIIFORMES; SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCIFORMES;

EID: 77952847433     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01372.x     Document Type: Article

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