Optic flow helps explain gulls’ altitude control over seas
Julien Serres, Tom J. Evans, Susanne Åkesson, Olivier Duriez, Judy Z. Shamoun-Baranes, Franck Ruffier B, Anders Hedenström
This paper shows that gulls use optic flow to control altitude during flight, with a model achieving 63% fit to GPS data.
Journal of The Royal Society Interface · Oct 9, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience