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Excepting Myotis capaccinii, the wings' contribution to take-off performance does not correlate with foraging ecology in six species of insectivorous bat

Take-off in bats is separated into two distinct phases: an initial jump and a subsequent wing powered acceleration. Here, using footage from a high-speed camera, the first comparative study of the performance during the wing induced phase of take-off in six insectivorous bat species is described. De...

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Autores principales: Gardiner, James D., Altringham, John D., Papadatou, Elena, Nudds, Robert L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4232763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25326512
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.20149159