Interspecific variation in the structural properties of flight feathers in birds indicates adaptation to flight requirements and habitat. Funct Ecol. 2015;29(6):746-57.Pap, P. L., Osváth, G., Sándor, K., Vincze, O., Bărbos, L., Marton, A., et al. (2015). Interspecific variation...
aThe 3.4 m wingspan of the wandering albatross, one of the largest birds, is an adaptation allowing long distance flight over vast expanses of open ocean. The wandering albatross lives for up to 30 years and may not breed until the age of 15, when a single egg is laid and incubated fo...
2015. Interspecific variation in the structural properties of flight feathers in birds indicates adaptation to flight require- ments and habitat. Functional Ecology 29: 746-757.Pap, P.L., Osvath, G., Sandor, K., Vincze, O., Barbos, L., Marton, A. et al. (2015). Data from: ...
Protein loss during long-distance migratory flight in passerine birds: adaptation and constraint. Journal of Experimental Zoology 205:687-695.Schwilch, R., A. Grattarola, F. Spina, and L. Jenni. 2002. Protein loss during long- distance migratory flight in passerine birds: adaptation and ...
Bird - Feather Evolution, Flight, Adaptation: Feathers are complex and novel evolutionary structures that evolved before birds and avian flight. The evolution of avian flight required decoupling the coordinated movements of the limbs. Major avian diversi
Bird flocks can perform coordinated maneuvers, such as turning in unison, through the interactions of individual birds. Fish schools can evade predators and locate food through the interactions of the individual fish. Metaheuristic algorithms are classified into two classes, i.e., population-based ...
It is a swarm intelligence algorithm inspired by the obligate brood parasitism of some cuckoo species that have a specific way of laying their eggs in the nests of other host birds. The algorithm is based on the obligate brood parasitic behavior found in some cuckoo nests by combining a model...