Aerobic performance in tinamous is limited by their small heart. A novel hypothesis in the evolution of avian flight
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16297-2
Abstract: Some biomechanical studies from fossil specimens suggest that sustained flapping flight of birds could have appeared in their Mesozoic ancestors. We challenge this idea because a suitable musculoskeletal anatomy is not the only requirement for sustained… read more here.
Keywords: flapping flight; aerobic performance; heart; sustained flapping ... See more keywords
Superfast high-resolution absolute 3D recovery of a stabilized flapping flight process.
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DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.027270
Abstract: Scientific research of a stabilized flapping flight process (e.g. hovering) has been of great interest to a variety of fields including biology, aerodynamics, and bio-inspired robotics. Different from the current passive photogrammetry based methods, the… read more here.
Keywords: flapping flight; superfast high; flight process; stabilized flapping ... See more keywords
Numerical assessment of wake-based estimation of instantaneous lift in flapping flight of large birds
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284714
Abstract: Experimental characterization of bird flight without instrumenting the animal requires measuring the flow behind the bird in a wind tunnel. Models are used to link the measured velocities to the corresponding aerodynamic forces. Widely-used models… read more here.
Keywords: estimation; flapping flight; bird; instantaneous lift ... See more keywords