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Adult vultures outperform juveniles in challenging thermal soaring conditions

Due to the potentially detrimental consequences of low performance in basic functional tasks, individuals are expected to improve performance with age and show the most marked changes during early stages of life. Soaring-gliding birds use rising-air columns (thermals) to reduce energy expenditure al...

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Autores principales: Harel, Roi, Horvitz, Nir, Nathan, Ran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4904409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27291590
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep27865