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The Biomechanics of Insect Flight: Form, Function, Evolution
- R. Dudley
- Biology
- 21 December 1999
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Molecular Phylogenetics and the Diversification of Hummingbirds
- J. McGuire, C. Witt, +4 authors R. Dudley
- Biology, Medicine
- Current Biology
- 14 April 2014
The tempo of species diversification in large clades can reveal fundamental evolutionary mechanisms that operate on large temporal and spatial scales. Hummingbirds have radiated into a diverse… Expand
Mechanics of Forward Flight in Bumblebees: II. QUASI-STEADY LIFT AND POWER REQUIREMENTS
- R. Dudley, C. Ellington
- Biology
- 1990
This paper examines the aerodynamics and power requirements of forward flight in bumblebees. Measurements weremade of the steady-state lift and drag forces acting on bumblebee wings and bodies. The… Expand
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Implications of the late Palaeozoic oxygen pulse for physiology and evolution
- J. Graham, N. M. Aguilar, R. Dudley, C. Gans
- Chemistry
- Nature
- 1 May 1995
The late Palaeozoic was marked by significant changes in atmospheric chemistry and biotic composition. Geochemical models suggest a marked increase and then decline of atmospheric oxygen and… Expand
An integrative approach to understanding bird origins
- X. Xu, Z. Zhou, +4 authors D. Varricchio
- Biology, Medicine
- Science
- 12 December 2014
Background The origin of birds is one of the most enduring and dramatic evolutionary debates. The hypothesis that the primarily small-sized birds are nested within a theropod dinosaur group that… Expand
Mechanics of Forward Flight in Bumblebees: I. Kinematics and Morphology
- R. Dudley, C. Ellington
- Biology
- 1990
Using high-speed cinematography, bumblebees in free flight were filmed over a range of forward airspeeds. A detailed description of the wing tip and body kinematics was obtained from a… Expand
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PHANEROZOIC ATMOSPHERIC OXYGEN
- R. Berner, D. Beerling, R. Dudley, J. Robinson, R. Wildman
- Geology
- 28 November 2003
▪ Abstract Theoretical calculations, based on both the chemical and isotopic composition of sedimentary rocks, indicate that atmospheric O2 has varied appreciably over Phanerozoic time, with a… Expand
On the biogeography of salt limitation: A study of ant communities
- M. Kaspari, S. Yanoviak, R. Dudley
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- 18 November 2008
Sodium is an essential nutrient whose deposition in rainfall decreases with distance inland. The herbivores and microbial decomposers that feed on sodium-poor vegetation should be particularly… Expand
Limits to vertebrate locomotor energetics suggested by hummingbirds hovering in heliox
OXYGEN consumption1 and muscle power output2 of hovering hummingbirds are among the highest recorded for vertebrates. Maximum performance of hummingbirds thus approaches the upper limits of… Expand
Atmospheric oxygen, giant Paleozoic insects and the evolution of aerial locomotor performance.
- R. Dudley
- Biology, Medicine
- The Journal of experimental biology
- 1 April 1998
Uniformitarian approaches to the evolution of terrestrial locomotor physiology and animal flight performance have generally presupposed the constancy of atmospheric composition. Recent geophysical… Expand