Species traits affect phenological responses to climate change in a butterfly community
Scientific Reports, 2021 Diverse taxa have undergone phenological shifts in response to anthropogenic climate change. While such shifts generally follow predicted patterns, they are not uniform, and interspecific variation may have important ecological consequences. We evaluated
Konstantina Zografou +5 more
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The flight apparatus of migratory and sedentary individuals of a partially migratory songbird species. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Variations in the geometry of the external flight apparatus of birds are beneficial for different behaviors. Long-distance flight is less costly with more pointed wings and shorter tails; however these traits decrease maneuverability at low speeds ...
Adam M Fudickar, Jesko Partecke
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The self-reported health of U.S. flight attendants compared to the general population [PDF]
Environmental Health, 2014 Few studies have examined the broad health effects of occupational exposures in flight attendants apart from disease-specific morbidity and mortality studies. We describe the health status of flight attendants and compare it to the U.S. population.
McNeely, Eileen +6 more
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Sex specificity of dispersal behaviour and flight morphology varies among tree hollow beetle species
Movement Ecology, 2022 Background Flight performance and dispersal behaviour can differ between sexes, resulting in sex-biased dispersal. The primary sex ratio of populations may also explain dispersal bias between sexes, as this bias may evolve with the primary sex ratio to ...
Sandra Martínez-Pérez +2 more
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An Improved Equilibrium Optimizer with Application in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Path Planning
Sensors, 2021 The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) path planning problem is a type of complex multi-constraint optimization problem that requires a reasonable mathematical model and an efficient path planning algorithm.
An-Di Tang, Tong Han, Huan Zhou, Lei Xie
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Research on Multi-Mission Airborne Weapon Multi-Target Cooperative Optimization Planning Algorithm [PDF]
Hangkong bingqi, 2021 In a complex battlefield environment, there may be multiple dynamic threats, how to quickly plan the optimal flight path is the key to the successful execution of the attack mission.
Chen Yu, Zhang Gongping, Song Tao, Wen Xinling, Ma Zhengxiang, Liu Zhaoyu, Qin Yuxin
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Hearing Health Risk in a Population of Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck Personnel [PDF]
Military Medicine, 2004 This study evaluated the risk to hearing health associated with duty on the flight deck of a Nimitz class aircraft carrier. Descriptive data includes time-weighted average noise exposure and an evaluation of temporary threshold shift for a group of nonaviator flight deck personnel (FD), and a comparison of accrued permanent threshold shift among three ...
Glen W, Rovig +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2014 Habitat loss and climate change are rapidly converting natural habitats and thereby increasing the significance of dispersal capacity for vulnerable species. Flight is necessary for dispersal in many insects, and differences in dispersal capacity may reflect dissimilarities in flight muscle aerobic capacity.
Rauhamäki +8 more
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Cancer risks from cosmic radiation exposure in flight: A review
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 Aircrew (consisting of flight attendants, pilots, or flight engineers/navigators) are exposed to cosmic ionizing radiation (CIR) at flight altitude, which originates from solar activity and galactic sources.
Christopher Scheibler +6 more
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Flight activity promotes reproductive processes in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda
Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021 The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), has invaded many countries in Africa and Asia since 2016, posing a major threat to world food security.
Shi-shuai GE +5 more
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