
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bullen, R. 
A1  - McKenzie, N. L. 
T1  - Bat airframe design: flight performance, stability and control in relation to foraging ecology
JF  - Australian Journal of Zoology
JO  - Aust. J. Zool.
Y1  - 2001
VL  - 49
IS  - 3
SP  - 235
EP  - 261
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO00037 
N2  - We tested the airframes of a community of microbats in terms of flight performance, stability and control, and present the first systematic classification of bat flight manoeuvres. The tail, ears and main-wing all contributed to these airframe functions. In combination, six airframe ratios (aspect ratio, wing loading, tail area ratio, ear area ratio, tail length ratio and ear length ratio) provided robust predictions of species&#8217; foraging microhabitats and foraging strategies (including agility and speed). 
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