Hovering and forward flight energetics in Anna's and Allen's hummingbirds

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 654-662

  Clark, Christopher James ^a,c   Dudley, Robert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BIOENERGETICS; BIRD; DRAG; FEEDING; FLIGHT; METABOLISM; MUSCLE; PARASITE; WIND VELOCITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FLYING; FORELIMB; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MALE; VIDEO RECORDING; WING;

ANNA; AVES; CALYPTE ANNA; SELASPHORUS SASIN; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 77955696303     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/653477     Document Type: Article

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