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Terminal attack trajectories of peregrine falcons are described by the proportional navigation guidance law of missiles

The ability to intercept uncooperative targets is key to many diverse flight behaviors, from courtship to predation. Previous research has looked for simple geometric rules describing the attack trajectories of animals, but the underlying feedback laws have remained obscure. Here, we use GPS loggers...

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Autores principales: Brighton, Caroline H., Thomas, Adrian L. R., Taylor, Graham K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5754800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29203660
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1714532114