Gliding and the Functional Origins of Flight: Biomechanical Novelty or Necessity?

Dudley, Robert; Byrnes, Greg; Yanoviak, Stephen P.; Borrell, Brendan; Brown, Rafe M.; McGuire, Jimmy A.

doi:10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.37.091305.110014

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Gliding and the Functional Origins of Flight: Biomechanical Novelty or Necessity?

Dudley, Robert, Byrnes, Greg, Yanoviak, Stephen P., Borrell, Brendan, Brown, Rafe M., McGuire, Jimmy A.·2007·Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

DOI 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.37.091305.110014

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A biomechanically parsimonious hypothesis for the evolution of flapping flight in terrestrial vertebrates suggests progression within an arboreal context from jumping to directed aerial descent, gliding with control via appendicular motions, and ultimately to powered flight. The more than 30 phylogenetically independent lineages of arboreal vertebrate gliders lend strong indirect support to the ecological feasibility of such a trajectory. Insect flight evolution likely followed a similar sequence, but is unresolved paleontologically. Recently described falling behaviors in arboreal ants provide the first evidence demonstrating the biomechanical capacity for directed aerial descent in the complete absence of wings. Intentional control of body trajectories as animals fall from heights (and usually from vegetation) likely characterizes many more taxa than is currently recognized. Understanding the sensory and biomechanical mechanisms used by extant gliding animals to control and orient their descent is central to deciphering pathways involved in flight evolution.

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Authors: Dudley, R., Byrnes, G., Yanoviak, S. P., Borrell, B., Brown, R. M., & McGuire, J. A.
Affiliations: University of California, Berkeley (US)
Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory (US)
University of Kansas (US)
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (US)
ORCID: Dudley, Robert
Byrnes, Greg
Yanoviak, Stephen P.
Brown, Rafe M.
McGuire, Jimmy A.
Venue: Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
Publisher: Annual Reviews
Published: 2007-12-01
Volume: 38
Issue: 1
Pages: 179-201
ISSN: 1543-592X (ISSN-L)
1545-2069
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.37.091305.110014
OpenAlex: W2108604151
Cited by: 192
References: 160
Citations by year: 2026: 8 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 6
FWCI: 4.91
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Evolution and Paleontology Studies
Keywords: gliding, jumping, powered flight, arboreal ants, sensory mechanisms, biomechanics

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