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Body lift, drag and power are relatively higher in large-eared than in small-eared bat species

Bats navigate the dark using echolocation. Echolocation is enhanced by external ears, but external ears increase the projected frontal area and reduce the streamlining of the animal. External ears are thus expected to compromise flight efficiency, but research suggests that very large ears may mitig...

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Pubblicato in:J R Soc Interface
Autori principali: Håkansson, Jonas, Jakobsen, Lasse, Hedenström, Anders, Johansson, L. Christoffer
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: The Royal Society 2017
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5665827/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29070593
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2017.0455
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