Flight by Membrane

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Abstract

We saw in Chap.  3 that many groups of vertebrates employed membranes or extensions of the skin in gliding flight.

Keywords

Particle Image Velocimetry Hind Limb Lift Coefficient Wake Structure Bipedal Locomotion 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Environmental SciencesNelson Mandela Metropolitan UniversityPort ElizabethSouth Africa
  2. 2.Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-NatalDurbanSouth Africa

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