Behavioural adaptations to flight into thin air

Soaring raptors can fly at high altitudes of up to 9000 m. The behavioural adjustments to high-altitude flights are largely unknown. We studied thermalling flights of Himalayan vultures (Gyps himalayensis) from 50 to 6500 m above sea level, a twofold range of air densities. To create the necessary l...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sherub, Sherub, Bohrer, Gil, Wikelski, Martin, Weinzierl, Rolf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2016
Materias:
Animal Behaviour
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5095188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28120805
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0432

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5095188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28120805
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0432

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