The Flight of Birds
Open Access
- 1 March 1953
- journal article
- Published by The Company of Biologists in Journal of Experimental Biology
- Vol. 30 (1), 90-103
- https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.30.1.90
Abstract
1. The changes in the form of the wing movement of different birds with change of air speed are described. 2. The aerodynamic properties of various configurations of the wing are discussed. 3. Reconciliation of various contradictory accounts in the literature is attempted. 4. Improvements in photographic methods are described.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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