Fly with a little flap from your friends

Florian T. Muijres () and Michael H. Dickinson
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Florian T. Muijres: University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1800, USA.
Michael H. Dickinson: University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1800, USA.

Nature, 2014, vol. 505, issue 7483, 295-296

Abstract: In-air measurements of northern bald ibises flying in a V formation show that the birds conform to predictions for saving energy by regulating their relative body position and synchronizing their flapping motion. See Letter p.399

Date: 2014
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