Air speeds of migrating birds observed by ornithodolite and compared with predictions from flight theory

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 10, Issue 86, 2013, Pages

  Pennycuick, C J ^a   Akesson, Susanne ^b   Hedenström, Anders ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air speed; Body drag; Migration; Ornithodolite; Wing tips

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; DRAG COEFFICIENT; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

AIR SPEED; DEFAULT VALUES; MIGRATING BIRDS; MIGRATION; ORNITHODOLITE; POWER FACTORS; WIND TUNNEL MEASUREMENTS; WING TIPS;

SPEED;

AIR; ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; FLYING; FORELIMB; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; SWEDEN; VELOCITY; WIND; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; AIR VELOCITY; BODY DRAG; ORNITHODOLITE; WING TIPS;

AVES; CYGNUS OLOR; SCOLOPACIDAE;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRDS; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

AIR SPEED; BODY DRAG; MIGRATION; ORNITHODOLITE; WING TIPS;

EID: 84880815841     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2013.0419     Document Type: Article

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