Homing pigeons (Columba livia) modulate wingbeat characteristics as a function of route familiarity
Mechanisms of avian navigation have received considerable attention, but whether different navigational strategies are accompanied by different flight characteristics is unknown. Managing energy expenditure is critical for survival, therefore understanding how flight characteristics, and hence energ...
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Company of Biologists
2017
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