Data from: Behavioural adaptations to flight into thin air

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dc.contributor.authorSherub, Sherub
dc.contributor.authorWikelski, Martin
dc.contributor.authorFiedler, Wolfgang
dc.contributor.authorDavidson, Sarah C.
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-24T18:29:24Z
dc.date.available2016-10-24T18:29:24Z
dc.date.issued2016-10-24
dc.date.submitted2016
dc.description.abstractSoaring raptors can fly at high altitudes of up to 9000 m. The behavioural adjustments to high-altitude flights are largely unknown. We studied thermal- ling flights of Himalayan vultures (Gyps himalayensis) from 50 to 6500 m above sea level, a twofold range of air densities. To create the necessary lift to support the same weight and maintain soaring flight in thin air birds might modify lift coefficient by biophysical changes, such as wing posture and increasing the power expenditure. Alternatively, they can change their flight characteristics. We show that vultures use the latter and increase circle radius by 35% and airspeed by 21% over their flight altitude range. These simple behavioural adjustments enable vultures to move seamlessly during their annual migrations over the Himalaya without increasing energy output to flight in high elevations.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://datarepository.movebank.org/handle/10255/move.570
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relationBiology Letters
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dc.rightsCC0 1.0 Universalen
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dc.subjectGyps himalayensis
dc.subjectanimal movement
dc.subjectanimal tracking
dc.subjectavian migration
dc.subjectEnv-DATA
dc.subjectGSM telemetry
dc.subjectGyps himalayensis
dc.subjectHimalayan vulture
dc.subjectMovebank
dc.subjectnon-powered flight
dc.subjectthermalling
dc.titleData from: Behavioural adaptations to flight into thin air
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  title = {Data from: Behavioural adaptations to flight into thin air},
  author = {Sherub, S and Wikelski, M and Fiedler, W and Davidson, SC},
  year = {2016},
  URL = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.143v2p2k},
  doi = {doi:10.5441/001/1.143v2p2k},
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mdr.citation.CSE
Sherub S, Wikelski M, Fiedler W, Davidson SC. 2016. Data from: Behavioural adaptations to flight into thin air. Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.143v2p2k
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mdr.journal.titleBiology Letters
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