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Scaling of Soaring Seabirds and Implications for Flight Abilities of Giant Pterosaurs
The flight ability of animals is restricted by the scaling effects imposed by physical and physiological factors. In comparisons of the power available from muscle and the mechanical power required to fly, it is predicted that the margin between the powers should decrease with body size and that fly...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2670537/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19401767 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005400 |