Influence of the Trailing-Edge Notch on Flight Performance of Galliforms
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- 1 October 1996
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Auk
- Vol. 113 (4) , 802-810
- https://doi.org/10.2307/4088858
Abstract
Trailing-edge notches, formed by shortened first secondaries, characterize the wings of most galliforms. I investigated the function of these notchesKeywords
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