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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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| Format: | Artigo |
| Sprog: | Inglês |
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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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