Soaring and non-soaring bats of the family Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Pteropus Spp): wing morphology and flight performance
Lindhe Norberg U, Brooke A, Trewhella W. 2000. Soaring and non-soaring bats of the family Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Pteropus Spp): wing morphology and flight performance. Journal of Experimental Biology. 203:651-664
A comparison of the flight morphology and gliding/soaring performance of soaring versus non-soaring Pteropus species, one pair on American Samoa and one pair on the Comoro Islands, and two other soaring/flap-gliding species and one non-soaring species. Results showed that there are tendencies towards longer wings and lower wing loadings in relation to body size in the gliding/soaring flying foxes than in the non-soaring ones. Includes figures and tables.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Lindhe Norberg, Ulla; Brooke, Anne; Trewhella, William
- Units
- NPSA , PACN
- Keywords
- American Samoa, Animal Studies, Bat, flight, flying fox, gliding, Mammals, Pteropus Samoensis, Pteropus tonganus, wing form