Getting to grips with how birds land stably on complex surfaces

Getting to grips with how birds land stably on complex surfaces

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. Pacific parrotlets rapidly adjust their toes and claws to perch stably.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 2019-10, Vol.574 (7777), p.180-181
1. Verfasser: Biewener, Andrew A.
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Sprache:eng
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Animal locomotion
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Hand Strength
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Zusammenfassung: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. Pacific parrotlets rapidly adjust their toes and claws to perch stably.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-019-02959-w