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Ecological Studies and Reviews
A passive flight with a patagium (glide) ("Fallschirm") ("Gleitflug") and an active
flight with a patagium (."Fallschirm") can have its consequences for the creeping
or walking on the surface of the earth or along tree-branches. A patagium on the
...
Cornelis Jakob van der Klaauw, 1948
2
Multiple Analogies in Science and Philosophy
Since some airfoil in that wing area would seem to be necessary for
Archaeopteryx to fly, Heilmann proposes that Archaeopteryx probably had a
patagium — a fold of featherless skin - connecting the inner wing to the side of
the body, ...
3
Taking Wing: Archaeopteryx and the Evolution of Bird Flight
Despite their functional equivalence — wings and patagia are clearly analogous
— Nopsca asserts in italics that "from the mechanical standpoint, patagium and
feather are two perfectly different organs. " Why? He explains: A patagium is a ...
4
Movement And Locomotion In Animals
mammals (lemurs) and amphibians (Rhacophorus). The following are noticable
adaptation met with in such forms: (a) Development ofPatagia: The sustaining
surface for the gliding is a fold or series of folds of the skin known as patagium.
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Squirrels: The Animal Answer Guide
The flying squirrel flies with the tips of the patagium turned up, much like the
wingtips of some airplanes. This affords the squirrel greater stability and steering
ability. Photo © Karolyn Darrow Flying squirrels glide with the tips of their
patagium ...
Richard W. Thorington, Jr., Katie E. Ferrell, 2008
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Gliding Mammals of the World
They increase the effective width of the patagium and play an important role in
the control and manoeuvrability of the glider. The near-vertical bending back of
the winglet reduces turbulence at the leading edge of the patagium by redirecting
...
Stephen Jackson, Peter Schouten, 2012
7
Gliders of Australia: A Natural History
Gliders volplane through the use of a thin, furred membrane (called a patagium)
that stretches from the fore- limbs to hindlimbs. The patagium extends from the
elbow to the knee in the Greater Glider, the wrist to knee in the Feathertail Glider,
...
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The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life
Colugos resemble marsupials in that their young are born early in embryonic
development. Having no marsupial pouch, the mother presses the patagium into
service. The tail region of the patagium is folded forwards to form a makeshift
pouch ...
A special feature of tawny frogmouth wings is found on the underpart of the so-
called leading edge (patagium). The patagium is a very strong and flexible
tendon that enables the bird to stretch the wing and keep the frontal part of the
wing ...
10
Mammals of the Eastern United States
The patagium, fully furred, is supported by slender cartilages extending from the
wrist- bones; in conjunction with the soft, flat tail, it provides flying squirrels with
the surface area necessary to carry out their long glides from tree to tree. When
the ...
John O. Whitaker, William John Hamilton, 1998
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Baby sugar glider takes flying lessons
The physical character that gives sugar gliders their name is the fur-covered flap of skin along their sides, known as the patagium -- this skin ... «The Guardian, 六月 15»
Your nature fix: Flying squirrels
Flying squirrels don't actually fly, but glide via a stretchy fold of skin that connects their forelimbs and hindlimbs, called a patagium, and a ... «Cincinnati.com, 五月 15»
Yi qi Is Neat But Might Not Have Been the Black Screaming Dino …
s (2015) ideas about patagium presence and extent is certainly reasonable and they may well be right. I don't mean to imply that they're not. «Scientific American, 五月 15»
Flying squirrels: The otherworldly creatures that take flight at night
A membrane called a patagium stretches from front paw to back paw, allowing the squirrels to catch air and glide. Sprouting on the face are ... «Washington Post, 四月 15»
Species Spotlight: Northern Flying Squirrel
They have a fur-covered fleshy membrane called a patagium that ... “flying” of the squirrel is actually gliding with the patagium from tree to tree. «Poughkeepsie Journal, 三月 15»
Colugo (flying lemur): the most accomplished and cutest mammalian …
This long patagium makes them fantastic gliders. They're so good, that mums glide their fragile-boned young along from tree to tree. And as if ... «ZME Science, 三月 15»
Meet the Scaly-Tail Gliders
When the anomalure patagium is folded, the lateral tip of the spreader protrudes from the side of the forearm like a big, upward-curving spur ... «Scientific American, 三月 15»
Meet Rocket J. Squirrel
Rocky stretches his legs in the shape of an X and a fold of skin – called the patagium – stretches into a rectangular form and its aerodynamic ... «Wauwatosa Now, 一月 15»
The Adorably Creepy Gliding Mammal That's Basically Just a Big …
Its expansive membrane, known as a patagium, stretches from its face to the tips of its digits all the way back to its tail, so “geometrically, it has ... «Wired, 十一月 14»
Wildlife Spy: The scream you can't hear
Instead of feathers, bats wings have a thin membrane of skin and muscle, called the patagium, stretched across the elongated “hand” and ... «Juneau Empire, 十月 14»
