Leading edge vortex in a slow-flying passerine

Biology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 554-557

  Muijres, Florian T ^a   Johansson, L Christoffer ^a   Hedenström, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Aeroelastics; Bird flight; Leading edge vortex; Pied flycatcher; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BIRD; COMPENSATION; INSECT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; WIND TUNNEL; WING;

ANIMALIA; AVES; HEXAPODA; PASSERIFORMES; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 84864490098     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0130     Document Type: Article

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