The effect of tail streamer length on aerodynamic performance in the barn swallow

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• Publication year

  2000

• Venue

  Behavioral Ecology

• Publication date

  2000-03-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1093/BEHECO/11.2.228
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