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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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Publicado en:J R Soc Interface
Autores principales: Kim, Erica J., Wolf, Marta, Ortega-Jimenez, Victor Manuel, Cheng, Stanley H., Dudley, Robert
Formato: Artigo
Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: The Royal Society 2014
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Acceso en línea: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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