Ontogeny of aerial righting and wing flapping in juvenile birds
Dennis Evangelista, Sharlene Cam, Tony Huynh, Igor Krivitskiy, Robert Dudley
This study examines the development of aerial righting and wing flapping in juvenile Chukar Partridge from hatching to 14 days post-hatching, showing a transition from asymmetric wing movements to symmetric flapping.
Biology Letters · Aug 1, 2014Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition