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Dynamically Controlled Flight Altitudes in Robo-Pigeons via Locus Coeruleus Neurostimulation

Research
Robo-pigeons, a novel class of hybrid robotic systems developed using brain–computer interface technology, hold marked promise for search and rescue missions due to their superior load-bearing capacity and sustained flight performance.
Ke Fang, Zhouyi Wang, Yezhong Tang, Xiaofei Guo, Xing Li, Wenbo Wang, Bing Liu, Zhendong Dai   +7 more
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Behaviour of dairy cows subjected to an aversive veterinary procedure. [PDF]

Biotemas, 2009
On small dairy farms that lack appropriate handling facilities, cows can be restrained and subjected to veterinary inspection or treatment in their milking environment, which in turn might influence the behaviour of the animals, disrupting routine ...
Maria José Hötzel, Carla Christina de Miranda Gomes, Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho   +2 more
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The extent of the preserved feathers on the four-winged dinosaur Microraptor gui under ultraviolet light.

PLoS ONE, 2010
BackgroundThe holotype of the theropod non-avian dinosaur Microraptor gui from the Early Cretaceous of China shows extensive preservation of feathers in a halo around the body and with flight feathers associated with both the fore and hindlimbs.
David W E Hone, Helmut Tischlinger, Xing Xu, Fucheng Zhang   +3 more
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The role of vortices in animal locomotion in fluids

Applied and Computational Mechanics, 2014
The aim of this paper is to show the significance of vortices in animal locomotion in fluids on two deliberately chosen examples. The first example concerns lift generation by bird and insect wings, the second example briefly mentiones swimming and ...
Dvořák R.
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Flight muscle mitochondria are robust against endurance flight damage in blackpoll warblers Setophaga striata

Journal of Avian Biology
Migratory birds are physiologically challenged by intense exercise while fasting during flights that may last hours to days. Exercise‐induced oxidative stress could compromise flight performance by inducing mitochondrial dysfunction in the flight muscle.
Soren Z. Coulson, Catherine M. Ivy, James F. Staples, Christopher G. Guglielmo   +3 more
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Miniaturized multi-sensor loggers provide new insight into year-round flight behaviour of small trans-Sahara avian migrants

Movement Ecology, 2018
Background Over the past decade, the miniaturisation of animal borne tags such as geolocators and GPS-transmitters has revolutionized our knowledge of the whereabouts of migratory species.
Felix Liechti, Silke Bauer, Kiran L. Dhanjal-Adams, Tamara Emmenegger, Pavel Zehtindjiev, Steffen Hahn   +5 more
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Drone noise differs by flight maneuver and model: implications for animal surveys

Drone Systems and Applications
Drones are becoming a common tool for animal monitoring; however, sound emitted from drones may disturb animals and bias survey results. Understanding noise levels produced by different flight maneuvers, altitudes (i.e., above ground level (AGL)), and ...
Erin N. Macke, Landon R. Jones, Raymond B. Iglay, Jared A. Elmore   +3 more
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Enhancing Wildlife Detection Using Thermal Imaging Drones: Designing the Flight Path

Drones
Thermal imaging drones have transformed wildlife monitoring by facilitating the efficient and noninvasive monitoring of animal populations across large areas.
Byungwoo Chang, Byungmook Hwang, Wontaek Lim, Hankyu Kim, Wanmo Kang, Yong-Su Park, Dongwook W. Ko   +6 more
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On the Wing: Insects, Pterosaurs, Birds, Bats and the Evolution of Animal Flight

The AUK: A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology, 2016
C. Pennycuick
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Deciphering the flapping frequency allometry: unveiling the role of sustained body attitude in the aerodynamic scaling of normal hovering animals

Biology Open
Jeremy Pohly, Chang-kwon Kang, Hikaru Aono   +2 more
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