Size scaling and stiffness of avian primary feathers: Implications for the flight of Mesozoic birds

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 547-555

  Wang, X ^a   Nudds, R L ^b   Palmer, C ^c   Dyke, G J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bending stiffness; Birds; Primary feathers; Scaling

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIRD; BODY MASS; DATA SET; DIAMETER; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEATHER; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOMETRY; MESOZOIC; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; STIFFNESS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIRD; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEATHER; FLYING; FORELIMB; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIRDS; BODY SIZE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEATHERS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; FOSSILS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WING;

ARCHAEOPTERYX; AVES; CONFUCIUSORNIS;

EID: 84862829540     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02449.x     Document Type: Article

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