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Some Causes of the Variable Shape of Flocks of Birds

Flocks of birds are highly variable in shape in all contexts (while travelling, avoiding predation, wheeling above the roost). Particularly amazing in this respect are the aerial displays of huge flocks of starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) above the sleeping site at dawn. The causes of this variability a...

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Autores principales: Hemelrijk, Charlotte K., Hildenbrandt, Hanno
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3150374/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21829627
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022479