Ontogeny of aerodynamics in mallards: Comparative performance and developmental implications

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 3693-3702

  Dial, Terry R ^a   Heers, Ashley M ^b   Tobalske, Bret W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird; Drag; Flight; Life history; Lift; Ontogeny; Propeller

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUCK; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEATHER; FLYING; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DUCKS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEATHERS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WING;

EID: 84867515387     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.062018     Document Type: Article

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