An unconventional mechanism of lift production during the downstroke in a hovering bird (Zosterops japonicus)

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1231-1243

  Chang, Yu Hung ^a   Ting, Shang Chieh ^a   Liu, Chieh Cheng ^a   Yang, Jing Tang ^a   Soong, Chyi Yeou ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOWNSTROKES; LIFT FORCE; NET EFFECT; QUANTITATIVE VISUALIZATION; WAKE FLOWS;

BIOMECHANICS; VISUALIZATION;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 82955233105     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-011-1145-8     Document Type: Article

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