Ontogeny of lift and drag production in ground birds

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 717-725

  Heers, Ashley M ^a   Tobalske, Bret W ^a   Dial, Kenneth P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Feather; Flight; Incipient wing; Lift to drag ratio; Ontogeny; Protowing; Wing assisted incline running

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; FEATHER; FLYING; FORELIMB; GALLIFORMES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEATHERS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; GALLIFORMES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WING;

ALECTORIS CHUKAR; AVES; THEROPODA;

EID: 79951804444     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.051177     Document Type: Article

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