Nudds, Robert L.

Flying and swimming animals cruise at a Strouhal number tuned for high power efficiency

Taylor, G. K., Nudds, R. L., & Thomas, A. L. R. (2003) · Nature

Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanismsFluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis

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Avian Cerebellar Floccular Fossa Size Is Not a Proxy for Flying Ability in Birds

Walsh, S. A., Iwaniuk, A. N., Knoll, M. A., Bourdon, E., Barrett, P. M., Milner, A. C., Nudds, R. L., Abel, R. L., & Sterpaio, P. D. (2013) · PLoS ONE

Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyComparative Animal Anatomy Studies

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Narrow Primary Feather Rachises in Confuciusornis and Archaeopteryx Suggest Poor Flight Ability

Nudds, R. L., & Dyke, G. J. (2010) · Science

Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyFossil Insects in Amber

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Size scaling and stiffness of avian primary feathers: implications for the flight of Mesozoic birds

WANG, X., NUDDS, R. L., PALMER, C., & DYKE, G. J. (2012) · Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyBiomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms

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The peacock train does not handicap cursorial locomotor performance

Thavarajah, N. K., Tickle, P. G., Nudds, R. L., & Codd, J. R. (2016) · Scientific Reports

Animal Behavior and ReproductionPhysiological and biochemical adaptations

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Reduced Metabolic Cost of Locomotion in Svalbard Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) during Winter

Lees, J., Nudds, R., Stokkan, K.-A., Folkow, L., & Codd, J. (2010) · PLoS ONE

Physiological and biochemical adaptationsAvian ecology and behavior

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Rachis morphology cannot accurately predict the mechanical performance of primary feathers in extant (and therefore fossil) feathered flyers

Lees, J., Garner, T., Cooper, G., & Nudds, R. (2017) · Royal Society Open Science

Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyBiomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms

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Scaling of body frontal area and body width in birds

Nudds, R. L., & Rayner, J. M. V. (2006) · Journal of Morphology

Physiological and biochemical adaptationsAvian ecology and behavior

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