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Published in 2019 at "Journal of the Royal Society Interface"
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2019.0032
Abstract: Recent studies on bird flight propose that hotter wing surfaces reduce skin friction drag, thereby improving flight efficiency (lift-to-drag ratio). Darker wings may in turn heat up faster under solar radiation than lighter wings. We…
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Published in 2019 at "eLife"
DOI: 10.7554/elife.50626
Abstract: Bar-headed geese lower their flight metabolic rates to fly in low-oxygen conditions.
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