The physiological basis of bird flight

The roller coaster flight strategy of bar-headed geese conserves energy during Himalayan migrations

(2015) C. M. Bishop et al.   SCIENCE

Upwash exploitation and downwash avoidance by flap phasing in ibis formation flight

(2014) Steven J. Portugal et al.   NATURE

Maximum Running Speed of Captive Bar-Headed Geese Is Unaffected by Severe Hypoxia

(2014) Lucy A. Hawkes et al.   PLoS One

Testing an Emerging Paradigm in Migration Ecology Shows Surprising Differences in Efficiency between Flight Modes

(2012) Adam E. Duerr et al.   PLoS One

The paradox of extreme high-altitude migration in bar-headed geese Anser indicus

(2012) L. A. Hawkes et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Flight at Low Ambient Humidity Increases Protein Catabolism in Migratory Birds

(2011) A. R. Gerson et al.   SCIENCE

High fliers: The physiology of bar-headed geese

(2010) Patrick J. Butler   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Move That Fatty Acid: Fuel Selection and Transport in Migratory Birds and Bats

(2010) C. G. Guglielmo   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Molecular Evolution of Cytochrome c Oxidase Underlies High-Altitude Adaptation in the Bar-Headed Goose

(2010) G. R. Scott et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Seasonal upregulation of fatty acid transporters in flight muscles of migratory white-throated sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis)

(2009) J. T. McFarlan et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Arterial Blood Gases and Oxygen Content in Climbers on Mount Everest

(2009) Michael P.W. Grocott et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Evolution of muscle phenotype for extreme high altitude flight in the bar-headed goose

(2009) G. R. Scott et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

THE MECHANICS OF BIRD MIGRATION

(2008) C. J. Pennycuick   IBIS

Pointed Wings, Low Wingloading and Calm Air Reduce Migratory Flight Costs in Songbirds

(2008) Melissa S. Bowlin et al.   PLoS One