Cargando...

Wind prevents cliff-breeding birds from accessing nests through loss of flight control

For fast-flying birds, the ability to respond to wind during landing is critical, as errors can lead to injury or even death. Nonetheless, landing ability, and its ecological significance, remain unstudied. We show that for auks, 60% of attempts to land at their cliff nests fail in a strong breeze (...

Descrición completa

Gardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:eLife
Main Authors: Shepard, Emily, Cole, Emma-Louise, Neate, Andrew, Lempidakis, Emmanouil, Ross, Andrew
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2019
Assuntos:
Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6561702/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31188128
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.43842
Tags: Engadir etiqueta
Sen Etiquetas, Sexa o primeiro en etiquetar este rexistro!