Birds invest wingbeats to keep a steady head and reap the ultimate benefits of flying together
Flapping flight is the most energetically demanding form of sustained forwards locomotion that vertebrates perform. Flock dynamics therefore have significant implications for energy expenditure. Despite this, no studies have quantified the biomechanical consequences of flying in a cluster flock or p...
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Public Library of Science
2019
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