Ascending flight and decelerating vertical glides in Anna's hummingbirds.

Ortega-Jiménez, Victor Manuel; Dudley, Robert

Ortega-Jiménez, Victor Manuel; Dudley, Robert.

Affiliation

Ortega-Jiménez VM; Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA ornithopterus@gmail.com.
Dudley R; Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.

J Exp Biol ; 221(Pt 24)2018 12 10.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30355613

Subject(s)

Birds/physiology; Flight, Animal/physiology; Wings, Animal/physiology; Animals; Biomechanical Phenomena; Deceleration; Male

Key words

Calypte anna; Maximal lift; Mechanical power; Vertical climbing

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Wings, Animal / Birds / Flight, Animal Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: J Exp Biol Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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