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Scaling of bird wings and feathers for efficient flight

Aves are an incredibly diverse class of animals, ranging greatly in size and thriving in a wide variety of environments. Here, we explore the scaling trends of bird wings in connection with their flight performance. The tensile strength of avian bone is hypothesized to be a limiting factor in scalin...

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Publicado en:Sci Adv
Main Authors: Sullivan, T. N., Meyers, M. A., Arzt, E.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2019
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6357743/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30746435
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aat4269
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