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Feather Function In Flight

Feather Function in Flight is a theoretical framework within avian biomechanics that specifies the aerodynamic and structural roles of feathers in enabling and modulating powered flight in birds.

248

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11K

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677

Authors

303

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

248

On the aerodynamics of birds’ tails

Adrian L. R. Thomas · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 1993 · 288 citations

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The Silent Flight of Owls

R. R. Graham · Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society · 1934 · 255 citations

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Diving Birds in Cold Water: Do Archimedes and Boyle Determine Energetic Costs?

Rory P. Wilson, Kit Hustler, Peter G. Ryan et al. · The American Naturalist · 1992 · 233 citations

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The Feather Postures of Birds and the Problem of the Origin of Social Signals

Desmond Morris · Behaviour · 1956 · 220 citations

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Bioinspired wing and tail morphing extends drone flight capabilities

Enrico Ajanic, Mir Feroskhan, Stefano Mintchev et al. · Science Robotics · 2020 · 189 citations · Full text

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Authors

677

  1. PL
    Péter L. Pap

    Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania

    8 publications · 217 citations

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  2. CJ
    Christopher J. Clark

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    7 publications · 280 citations

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  3. HW
    Hermann Wagner

    RWTH Aachen University, Germany

    6 publications · 204 citations

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  4. AH
    Anders Hedenström

    Lund University, Sweden

    6 publications · 414 citations

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  5. GJ
    Gareth J. Dyke

    University College Dublin, Ireland

    6 publications · 293 citations

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Institutions

303

  1. Babeș-Bolyai University

    Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    8 h-index

    27 publications

    751 citations

  2. University of Debrecen

    Debrecen, Hungary

    7 h-index

    20 publications

    879 citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    7 h-index

    20 publications

    744 citations

  4. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    222 citations

  5. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    745 citations

  6. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    411 citations

  7. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    880 citations

  8. RWTH Aachen University

    Aachen, Germany

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    274 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Avian Biology

    16 publications · 684 citations

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  2. Journal of Experimental Biology

    14 publications · 730 citations

    13

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  3. PLoS ONE

    10 publications · 317 citations

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  4. The Auk

    9 publications · 349 citations

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