Flying through gaps: how does a bird deal with the problem and what costs are there?

Animals flying in the wild often show remarkable abilities to negotiate obstacles and narrow openings in complex environments. Impressive as these abilities are, this must result in costs in terms of impaired flight performance. In this study, I used a budgerigar as a model for studying these costs....

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Main Author: Per Henningsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2021-08-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.211072