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Flying in a flock comes at a cost in pigeons
Flying birds often form flocks, with social(1), navigational(2) and anti-predator(3) implications. Further, flying in a flock can result in aerodynamic benefits, thus reducing power requirements(4), as demonstrated by a reduction in heart rate and wingbeat frequency in pelicans flying in a V-formati...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3162477/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21697946 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature10164 |