The function of the alula in avian flight

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Lee, Sang Im ^a,b   Kim, Jooha ^b   Park, Hyungmin ^a,b   Jabłoński, Piotr G ^b,c   Choi, Haecheon ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BIRD; FLYING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; WING;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MALE; WINGS, ANIMAL;

EID: 84929000064     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep09914     Document Type: Article

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