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Diving-Flight Aerodynamics of a Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

This study investigates the aerodynamics of the falcon Falco peregrinus while diving. During a dive peregrines can reach velocities of more than 320 km h(−1). Unfortunately, in freely roaming falcons, these high velocities prohibit a precise determination of flight parameters such as velocity and ac...

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Autores principales: Ponitz, Benjamin, Schmitz, Anke, Fischer, Dominik, Bleckmann, Horst, Brücker, Christoph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3914994/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24505258
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086506