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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
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
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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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