Flight Laboratory - The University of Montana-Missoula

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View the new papers: Warrick, D.R., Tobalske, B.W. and Powers, D.R. (2009). Lift production in the hovering hummingbird. Proc. R. Soc. B. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1003 rspb20091003 Jackson, B.E., Segre, P., and Dial, K.P. (2009). Precocial development of locomotor performance in a ground-dwelling bird (Alectoris chukar): negotiating a three-dimensional terrestrial environment. Proc. R. Soc. B. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2009.0794 Tobalske, B.W., Hearn, J.W.D. and Warrick, D.R. (2009). Aerodynamics of intermittent bounds in flying birds. Exp. Fluids DOI 10.1007/s00348-009-0614-9 Tobalske, B.W. and Biewener, A.A. (2008). Contractile properties of the pigeon supracoracoideus during different modes of flight. J. Exp. Biol. 211, 170-179. Dial, K.P., Jackson, B.E., Segre, P. (2008) A fundamental avian wing-stroke provides a new perspective on the evolution of flight. Nature, doi: 10.1038/nature06517 And view the new movies in the video section.
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Flight Laboratory
Division of Biological Sciences
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT. 59812

Main Campus Office # (406) 243-6631
UM Field Station at Fort Missoula Office # (406) 243-6875
Flight Room Fort Missoula # (406) 243-6834