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Usherwood 27Jul2021 (2022)
Journal Article
Usherwood, J. (2022). Usherwood 27Jul2021. Journal of Experimental Biology, https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.243254

Considerable attention has been given to the spring-like behaviour of stretching and recoiling tendons, and how this can reduce the work demanded from muscle for a given loss-return cycling of mechanical energy during high-speed locomotion. However,... Read More about Usherwood 27Jul2021.

Virtual manipulation of tail postures of a gliding barn owl ( <i>Tyto alba</i> ) demonstrates drag minimization when gliding (2022)
Journal Article
Song, J., Cheney, J. A., Bomphrey, R. J., & Usherwood, J. R. (2022). Virtual manipulation of tail postures of a gliding barn owl ( Tyto alba ) demonstrates drag minimization when gliding. Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, 19(187), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2021.0710

Virtual manipulation of tail postures of a gliding barn owl (Tyto alba) demonstrates drag minimisation when gliding (2022)
Journal Article
Song, J., Cheney, J., Bomphrey, R., & Usherwood, J. (2023). Virtual manipulation of tail postures of a gliding barn owl (Tyto alba) demonstrates drag minimisation when gliding. Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2021.0710

Aerodynamic functions of the avian tail have been studied previously using observations of bird flight, physical models in wind tunnels, theoretical modelling, and flow visualization. However, none of these approaches has provided rigorous, quantitat... Read More about Virtual manipulation of tail postures of a gliding barn owl (Tyto alba) demonstrates drag minimisation when gliding.