Gliding performance is affected by cranial movement of abdominal organs
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78609-3
Abstract: Swimming is an extremely popular sport around the world. The streamlined body position is a crucial and foundational position for swimmers. Since the density of lungs is low, the center of buoyancy is always on… read more here.
Keywords: abdominal organs; movement abdominal; performance; cranial movement ... See more keywords
Functional Morphology of Gliding Flight II. Morphology Follows Predictions of Gliding Performance.
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DOI: 10.1093/icb/icaa126
Abstract: The evolution of wing morphology among birds, and its functional consequences, remains an open question, despite much attention. This is in part because the connection between form and function is difficult to test directly. To… read more here.
Keywords: gliding flight; morphology; flight; gliding performance ... See more keywords