Getting to grips with how birds land stably on complex surfaces

Andrew A. Biewener ()

Nature, 2019, vol. 574, issue 7777, 180-181

Abstract: Tree-dwelling birds can land on perches that vary in size and texture. Force measurements and video-footage analysis now reveal that birds rely on rapid and robust adjustments of their toe pads and claws to land stably.

Keywords: Biomechanics; Evolution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-02959-w

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