[ 3 3 O] GLIDING FLIGHT OF THE FULMAR PETREL

The fulmar petrel {Fulmarus glacialis) is one of the very few species of British breeding birds which can be watched in flight at close range, under natural conditions and without causing it any alarm. A qualitative account of its manner of flight and the control movements which it uses has been giv...

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Main Author: C. J. Pennycuick
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1959
Subjects:
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.607.2007
http://jeb.biologists.org/content/37/2/330.full.pdf
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Summary:The fulmar petrel {Fulmarus glacialis) is one of the very few species of British breeding birds which can be watched in flight at close range, under natural conditions and without causing it any alarm. A qualitative account of its manner of flight and the control movements which it uses has been given by Pennycuick &

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