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Hovering performance of Anna's hummingbirds (Calypte anna) in ground effect

Aerodynamic performance and energetic savings for flight in ground effect are theoretically maximized during hovering, but have never been directly measured for flying animals. We evaluated flight kinematics, metabolic rates and induced flow velocities for Anna's hummingbirds hovering at height...

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Pubblicato in:J R Soc Interface
Autori principali: Kim, Erica J., Wolf, Marta, Ortega-Jimenez, Victor Manuel, Cheng, Stanley H., Dudley, Robert
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: The Royal Society 2014
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4233700/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24990291
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.0505
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