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Ecosphere, 2023 Surveying animal populations using drones (unoccupied aircraft systems [UAS]) provides numerous advantages; however, few best practices exist to survey animal communities with drones.
Landon R. Jones +7 more
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Wing Design in Flies: Properties and Aerodynamic Function
Insects, 2020 The shape and function of insect wings tremendously vary between insect species. This review is engaged in how wing design determines the aerodynamic mechanisms with which wings produce an air momentum for body weight support and flight control.
Swathi Krishna +4 more
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A dynamics and stability framework for avian jumping take-off [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Jumping take-off in birds is an explosive behaviour with the goal of providing a rapid transition from ground to airborne locomotion. An effective jump is predicated on the need to maintain dynamic stability through the acceleration phase.
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FMRFa receptor stimulated Ca2+ signals alter the activity of flight modulating central dopaminergic neurons in Drosophila melanogaster. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2018 Neuropeptide signaling influences animal behavior by modulating neuronal activity and thus altering circuit dynamics. Insect flight is a key innate behavior that very likely requires robust neuromodulation.
Preethi Ravi +2 more
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Humming hummingbirds, insect flight tones, and a model of animal flight sound [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 2020 Why do hummingbirds hum and insects whine when their wings flap in flight? Gutin proposed that a spinning propeller produces tonal sound because the location of the center of aerodynamic pressure on each blade oscillates relative to an external receiver.
Christopher J. Clark, Emily A. Mistick
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Hovering hummingbird wing aerodynamics during the annual cycle. II. Implications of wing feather moult [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Birds usually moult their feathers in a particular sequence which may incur aerodynamic, physiological and behavioural implications. Among birds, hummingbirds are unique species in their sustained hovering flight.
Yonathan Achache +2 more
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Animal Flight Dynamics I. Stability in Gliding Flight
Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2001 Stability is as essential to flying as lift itself, but previous discussions of how flying animals maintain stability have been limited in both number and scope. By developing the pitching moment equations for gliding animals and by discussing potential sources of roll and yaw stability, we consider the various sources of static stability used by ...
Thomas, A, Taylor, G
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Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, 2022 The mouse ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) is both necessary and sufficient for defensive responses to predator and social threats. Defensive behaviors typically involve cautious approach toward potentially threatening stimuli aimed at obtaining ...
Ryan Rahy +2 more
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Electrocardiogram recordings in free-ranging gannets reveal minimum difference in heart rate during flapping versus gliding flight [PDF]
, 2006 Gliding flight is one of the major features that allows flying animals to cover extensive distances while minimising their energy expenditures. This has been supported by studies recording heart rate as a proxy for energy expended, but the exact amount ...
Ryan, Peter G. +11 more
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The Critical Role of Head Movements for Spatial Representation During Bumblebees Learning Flight
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2021 Bumblebees perform complex flight maneuvers around the barely visible entrance of their nest upon their first departures. During these flights bees learn visual information about the surroundings, possibly including its spatial layout.
Charlotte Doussot +2 more
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