An aeroelastic instability provides a possible basis for the transition from gliding to flapping flight

Energetically Optimal Short-Range Gliding Trajectories for Gliding Animals

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Primitive Wing Feather Arrangement in Archaeopteryx lithographica and Anchiornis huxleyi

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Ecological and Biomechanical Insights into the Evolution of Gliding in Mammals

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Gliding saves time but not energy in Malayan colugos

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How wing compliance drives the efficiency of self-propelled flapping flyers

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The ultra-low Reynolds number airfoil wake

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Rotational accelerations stabilize leading edge vortices on revolving fly wings

(2009) D. Lentink et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Resonance and propulsion performance of a heaving flexible wing

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Leading-Edge Vortex Improves Lift in Slow-Flying Bats

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Advances in Comparative Physiology from High-Speed Imaging of Animal and Fluid Motion

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The implications of low-speed fixed-wing aerofoil measurements on the analysis and performance of flapping bird wings

(2007) G. R. Spedding et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY