Birds land reliably on complex surfaces by adapting their foot-surface interactions upon contact
Birds land on a wide range of complex surfaces, yet it is unclear how they grasp a perch reliably. Here, we show how Pacific parrotlets exhibit stereotyped leg and wing dynamics regardless of perch diameter and texture, but foot, toe, and claw kinematics become surface-specific upon touchdown. A new...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2019-08-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/46415 |