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Bird flight

Resource Selection by the California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) Relative to Terrestrial-Based Habitats and Meteorological Conditions

James W. Rivers, J. Matthew Johnson, Susan M. Haig, Carl J. Schwarz, John W. Glendening, L. Joseph Burnett, Daniel George, Jesse Grantham

published 11 Feb 2014

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Bird-Borne Video-Cameras Show That Seabird Movement Patterns Relate to Previously Unrevealed Proximate Environment, Not Prey

Yann Tremblay, Andréa Thiebault, Ralf Mullers, Pierre Pistorius

published 11 Feb 2014

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An Exception to the Rule: Carry-Over Effects Do Not Accumulate in a Long-Distance Migratory Bird

Nathan R. Senner, Wesley M. Hochachka, James W. Fox, Vsevolod Afanasyev

published 11 Feb 2014

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Diving-Flight Aerodynamics of a Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Benjamin Ponitz, Anke Schmitz, Dominik Fischer, Horst Bleckmann, Christoph Brücker

published 05 Feb 2014

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Effects of Vehicle Speed on Flight Initiation by Turkey Vultures: Implications for Bird-Vehicle Collisions

Travis L. DeVault, Bradley F. Blackwell, Thomas W. Seamans, Steven L. Lima, Esteban Fernández-Juricic

published 04 Feb 2014

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Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Feathered Dinosaur Measured Using Physical Models. Effects of Form on Static Stability and Control Effectiveness

Dennis Evangelista, Griselda Cardona, Eric Guenther-Gleason, Tony Huynh, Austin Kwong, Dylan Marks, Neil Ray, Adrian Tisbe, Kyle Tse, Mimi Koehl

published 15 Jan 2014

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How Cheap Is Soaring Flight in Raptors? A Preliminary Investigation in Freely-Flying Vultures

Olivier Duriez, Akiko Kato, Clara Tromp, Giacomo Dell'Omo, Alexei L. Vyssotski, François Sarrazin, Yan Ropert-Coudert

published 15 Jan 2014

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Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems as a Rhinoceros Anti-Poaching Tool in Africa

Margarita Mulero-Pázmány, Roel Stolper, L. D. van Essen, Juan J. Negro, Tyrell Sassen

published 08 Jan 2014

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Differences in the Aerobic Capacity of Flight Muscles between Butterfly Populations and Species with Dissimilar Flight Abilities

Virve Rauhamäki, Joy Wolfram, Eija Jokitalo, Ilkka Hanski, Elizabeth P. Dahlhoff

published 08 Jan 2014

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Does Feather Corticosterone Reflect Individual Quality or External Stress in Arctic-Nesting Migratory Birds?

Pierre Legagneux, N. Jane Harms, Gilles Gauthier, Olivier Chastel, H. Grant Gilchrist, Gary Bortolotti, Joël Bêty, Catherine Soos

published 31 Dec 2013

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Long-Term Effects of Chronic Light Pollution on Seasonal Functions of European Blackbirds (Turdus merula)

Davide M. Dominoni, Michael Quetting, Jesko Partecke

published 20 Dec 2013

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Buses, Cars, Bicycles and Walkers: The Influence of the Type of Human Transport on the Flight Responses of Waterbirds

Emily M. McLeod, Patrick-Jean Guay, Alice J. Taysom, Randall W. Robinson, Michael A. Weston

published 18 Dec 2013

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Spatio-Temporal Structure of Hooded Gull Flocks

Makoto Yomosa, Tsuyoshi Mizuguchi, Yoshinori Hayakawa

published 10 Dec 2013

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