Airplane tracking documents the fastest flight speeds recorded for bats

The performance capabilities of flying animals reflect the interplay of biomechanical and physiological constraints and evolutionary innovation. Of the two extant groups of vertebrates that are capable of powered flight, birds are thought to fly more efficiently and faster than bats. However, fast-f...

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Main Authors: Gary F. McCracken, Kamran Safi, Thomas H. Kunz, Dina K. N. Dechmann, Sharon M. Swartz, Martin Wikelski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2016-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.160398