The link between avian brachial index, flight capability and the neornithine evolutionary radiation
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DOI: 10.1002/jmor.21414
Abstract: In dictating the relative distances between the elbow, shoulder and wrist, avian brachial index (BI = humerus/radius‐ulna length) likely influences wing kinematics and, therefore, might predict extinct avian flight capability. This underpins the hypothesis that… read more here.
Keywords: flight capability; avian brachial; flight; brachial index ... See more keywords
Flight Capability and the Low Temperature Threshold of a Chinese Field Population of the Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda
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DOI: 10.3390/insects13050422
Abstract: Simple Summary The fall armyworm (FAW), an invasive migratory pest from the Americas, has been rapidly spreading through the Old World recently. Although it cannot survive winter periods in temperate and subtropical regions, adults re-invade… read more here.
Keywords: capability; low temperature; flight capability; frugiperda ... See more keywords