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The hummingbird's tongue: a self-assembling capillary syphon

We present the results of a combined experimental and theoretical investigation of the dynamics of drinking in ruby-throated hummingbirds. In vivo observations reveal elastocapillary deformation of the hummingbird's tongue and capillary suction along its length. By developing a theoretical mode...

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Main Authors: Kim, Wonjung, Peaudecerf, François, Baldwin, Maude W., Bush, John W. M.
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: The Royal Society 2012
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3497234/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23075839
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.1837
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