Scientists Reveal the Truth of Bird V-Formations http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/scientists-reveal-truth-of-b ird-v-formations-619878.html Stephen Ambrose Ryde, NSW _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
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People with access to Nature can access the report in this week’s edition Bird flight: Fly with a little flap from your friends Florian T. Muijres & Michael H. Dickinson Nature Volume: 505, Pages: 295-296 The key is the way the trailing birds synchronise their wing flaps to match the vortices produced by the bird in front. It boils down to wing control and body position and that might make things harder for “smaller, faster-flapping birds” On 17/01/2014, at 7:56 AM, Stephen Ambrose wrote: _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org