Woodpeckers and the biomechanics of concussion
Woodpeckers are a remarkable clade of birds commonly known to use forceful blows of their beaks to drill holes in trees while foraging for boring insects or sap, and they also use their beaks to excavate nest cavities and loudly announce their territory by drumming. They regularly tolerate forces te...
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University of British Columbia
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/50869 |