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Morphology, muscle capacity, skill, and maneuvering ability in hummingbirds

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Physics-based simulations of aerial attacks by peregrine falcons reveal that stooping at high speed maximizes catch success against agile prey

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A cautionary note on the use of Ornstein Uhlenbeck models in macroevolutionary studies

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A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing

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NIH Image to ImageJ: 25 years of image analysis

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Flight mechanics of a tailless articulated wing aircraft

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Soaring and manoeuvring flight of a steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis

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Variation in Center of Mass Estimates for Extant Sauropsids and its Importance for Reconstructing Inertial Properties of Extinct Archosaurs

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Evaluation of Aircraft Performance and Maneuverability by Computation of Attainable Equilibrium Sets

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