ArticleJournal of the Royal Society, Interface2017
Body lift, drag and power are relatively higher in large-eared than in small-eared bat species.
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- Conversion efficiency of flight power is low, but increases with flight speed in the migratory batProceedings. Biological sciences · 2023Pooled it
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- Aerodynamic efficiency explains flapping strategies used by birds.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
- Strategic predatory pursuit of the stealthy, highly manoeuvrable, slow flying batProceedings. Biological sciences · 2023Article
- Power requirements for bat-inspired flapping flight with heavy, highly articulated and cambered wings.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2022Article
- Mechanical power curve measured in the wake of pied flycatchers indicates modulation of parasite power across flight speeds.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2018Article
- Body lift, drag and power are relatively higher in large-eared than in small-eared bat species.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2017Article
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Abstract
Bats navigate the dark using echolocation. Echolocation is enhanced by external ears, but external ears increase the projected frontal area and reduce the streamlining of the animal. External ears are thus expected to compromise flight efficiency, but research suggests that very large ears may mitigate the cost by producing aerodynamic lift. Here we compare quantitative aerodynamic measures of flight efficiency of two bat species, one large-eared (
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