On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 21:54:53 -0500 "Glenn Morton"
<glennmorton@entouch.net> writes:
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> I finally found the article on birds not flying but using wings to
> help
> them get up steep slopes. It is
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> JOHN R. HUTCHINSON Biomechanics: Early birds surmount steep slopes
> Nature 426, 777 - 778 (18 December 2003)
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On a related matter, I recall a note that some insects (water striders ?)
which could not fly used their wings to propel them rapidly across ponds.
Sorry that I can't remember source or approximate date.
Dave
Received on Sun Jun 13 00:02:54 2004
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