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The use of multi-sensor drone data for the development and validation of methods to track and characterize marine animals [PDF]
Scientific ReportsLow cost, unmodified, commercially available drones can provide an effective platform for the study and characterization of marine megafauna. We present methods which utilize video and flight data to allow for both the continuous tracking of animals and ...
Kristian J. Sexton +5 more
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Beyond robins: aerodynamic analyses of animal flight [PDF]
Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 2008 Recent progress in studies of animal flight mechanics is reviewed. A range of birds, and now bats, has been studied in wind tunnel facilities, revealing an array of wake patterns caused by the beating wings and also by the drag on the body. Nevertheless, the quantitative analysis of these complex wake structures shows a degree of similarity among all ...
Anders, Hedenström, Geoffrey, Spedding
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A new low-turbulence wind tunnel for animal and small vehicle flight experiments [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 Our understanding of animal flight benefits greatly from specialized wind tunnels designed for flying animals. Existing facilities can simulate laminar flow during straight, ascending and descending flight, as well as at different altitudes. However, the
Daniel B. Quinn +3 more
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Animal Flight Dynamics II. Longitudinal Stability in Flapping Flight
Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2002 Stability is essential to flying and is usually assumed to be especially problematic in flapping flight. If so, problems of stability may have presented a particular hurdle to the evolution of flapping flight. In spite of this, the stability of flapping flight has never been properly analysed.
Taylor, G, Thomas, A
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Atmospheric Environment Associated with Animal Flight
, 2017 The atmospheric environment can assist or restrict flight of animals (insects, birds, and bats), influencing their ability to extend their population range and find new habitats for food, mating, and shelter (Pedgley, Windborne pests and diseases: meteorology of airborne organisms.
Westbrook, J.K., Eyster, R.S.
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Flying through gaps: how does a bird deal with the problem and what costs are there?
Royal Society Open Science, 2021 Animals flying in the wild often show remarkable abilities to negotiate obstacles and narrow openings in complex environments. Impressive as these abilities are, this must result in costs in terms of impaired flight performance.
Per Henningsson
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Remote Sensing, 2020 The daytime atmospheric boundary layer is characterized by vertical convective motions that are driven by solar radiation. Lift provided by thermal updrafts is sufficiently ubiquitous that some diurnal birds and arthropods have evolved specialized flight
Phillip M. Stepanian +1 more
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Geophysical Research Letters, 2021 Groups of pelagic dolphins and whales (order Cetacea) regularly strand on beaches throughout the world. These strandings are referred to as mass stranding events (MSEs). MSEs have been observed for centuries, however the underlying causes remain unclear.
R. Zellar +4 more
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Movement Ecology, 2023 Background Millions of birds travel every year between Europe and Africa detouring ecological barriers and funnelling through migratory corridors where they face variable weather conditions.
Paolo Becciu +4 more
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Insects, 2020 House flies (Musca domestica L.) are common synanthropic pests associated with confined animal operations, including dairy farms. House flies can cause substantial nuisance and may transmit human and animal pathogens.
Levi K. Zahn, Alec C. Gerry
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