The role of wingbeat frequency and amplitude in flight power
K. Krishnan, B. Garde, A. Bennison, N. C. Cole, E.-L. Cole, J. Darby, K. H. Elliott, A. Fell, A. Gómez-Laich, S. d. Grissac, M. Jessopp, E. Lempidakis, Y. Mizutani, A. Prudor, M. Quetting, , E. L. C. Shepard
The paper examines how wingbeat frequency and amplitude relate to flight power in birds, finding that amplitude is more variable and better reflects energy demands than frequency alone.
bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2022Biophysics