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The aerodynamic and mechanical effects of elongated tails in the scarlet-tufted malachite sunbird: measuring the cost of a handicap

Evans, Matthew R., Thomas, Adrian L.R.·1992·Animal Behaviour
DOI 10.1016/s0003-3472(05)80229-5
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  • Several studies have made inferences about the costs of carrying exaggerated traits by either removing or artificially exaggerating them further.

    “Several studies have made inferences about the costs of carrying exaggerated traits by either removing or artificially exaggerating them further51516171819.”

    From The peacock train does not handicap cursorial locomotor performance (2016) · cites this paper as [5]

  • Previous studies in birds have tended to focus on the influence of sexually selected traits during flight rather than terrestrial locomotion.

    “Previous studies in birds have tended to focus on the influence of sexually selected traits during flight rather than terrestrial locomotion51516171819.”

    From The peacock train does not handicap cursorial locomotor performance (2016) · cites this paper as [5]

  • Drag on the train depends on flight velocity and on the angle at which the train is held relative to the bird's flight path.

    “The drag on the train depends on flight velocity and the angle at which it is held relative to the flight trajectory of the bird (Fig. 2) (see also Evans and Thomas, 1992).”

    From The elaborate plumage in peacocks is not such a drag (2014) · cites this paper as Evans and Thomas, 1992

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Authors
Evans, M. R., & Thomas, A. L. R.
Affiliations
University of Cambridge (GB)
Corresponding author
Thomas, Adrian L.R.
ORCID
Venue
Animal Behaviour
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1992-02
Volume
43
Issue
2
Pages
337-347
ISSN
0003-3472 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0003-3472(05)80229-5
OpenAlex
W2034362026
Cited by
133
References
30
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 4
FWCI
21.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Animal Behaviour (publishedVersion)
  • The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong) (submittedVersion)
Funders
University of Cambridge
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Avian ecology and behavior
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms
Keywords
tail length, handicap hypothesis, flight aerodynamics, falconry, flight costs, drag, moment of inertia, wing span, sexual selection, male ornamentation

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