Strength of parrot flight feathers is a function of position on the wing
DC Deeming, CJ Hutchings, FG Seaward… - Current …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Powered flight in birds is reliant on feathers forming an aerodynamic surface that resists air
pressures. Many basic aspects of feather functionality are unknown, which hampers our …
pressures. Many basic aspects of feather functionality are unknown, which hampers our …
Maintaining the avian wing aerofoil: Relationships between the number of primary and secondary flight feathers and under‐lying skeletal size in birds
DC Deeming, M Durkin, RL Nudds - Journal of Zoology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Bird wings vary in size and morphology in terms of both size and number of feathers and the
underlying skeletal anatomy. The number of primary remiges does not seem to vary much …
underlying skeletal anatomy. The number of primary remiges does not seem to vary much …