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How swifts control their glide performance with morphing wings

David Lentink, Ulrike K. Müller, Eize J. Stamhuis, Roeland de Kat, W. van Gestel, Leo L. Veldhuis, Per Henningsson, Anders Hedenström, John J. Videler, J.L. van Leeuwen

Nature · 2007 · 349 citations · 18 references

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A Wind-Tunnel Study of Gliding Flight in the Pigeon <i>Columba Livia</i>

C. J. Pennycuick · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1968 · 213 citations

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Aerodynamics of Gliding Flight in A Falcon and Other Birds

Vance A. Tucker, G. Christian Parrott · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1970 · 208 citations

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Predator versus prey: on aerial hunting and escape strategies in birds

Anders Hedenström · Behavioral Ecology · 2001 · 182 citations

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Leading-Edge Vortex Lifts Swifts

John J. Videler, Eize J. Stamhuis, G.D.E. Povel · Science · 2004 · 179 citations

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An Aerodynamic Analysis of Bird Wings as Fixed Aerofoils

Philip C. Withers · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1981 · 157 citations

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