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Apus balstoni

Known as: Apus barbatus balstoni, Cypselus balstoni 
National Institutes of Health

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2013
2013
HOMING EXPERIMENTS ON SWIFTS APUS APUS (L.) DEPRIVED OF OLFACTORY PERCEPTION
SUMMARY Twenty-four swifts were released at 47–66 km from the nest after unilateral resectioning of the olfactory nerve and… 
2012
2012
Aerodynamic flight performance in flap-gliding birds and bats.
2012
2012
Experimental evidence that adult antipredator behaviour is heritable and not influenced by behavioural copying in a wild bird
Knowledge of the relative importance of genetics and behavioural copying is crucial to appraise the evolvability of behavioural… 
2009
2009
Flight speeds of swifts (Apus apus): seasonal differences smaller than expected
We have studied the nocturnal flight behaviour of the common swift (Apus apus L.), by the use of a tracking radar. Birds were… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Vortex wake and flight kinematics of a swift in cruising flight in a wind tunnel
SUMMARY In this paper we describe the flight characteristics of a swift (Apus apus) in cruising flight at three different flight… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Long-term trends in first arrival and first egg laying dates of some migrant and resident bird species in northern Italy
Climate change is affecting the phenology of seasonal events in Europe and the Northern Hemisphere, as shown by several studies… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Confronting the winds: orientation and flight behaviour of roosting swifts, Apus apus
Swifts, Apus apus, spend the night aloft and this offers an opportunity to test the degree of adaptability of bird orientation… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Effect of vertically transmitted ectoparasites on the reproductive success of Swifts (Apus apus)
1. Parasites that are transmitted vertically from parent hosts to offspring are expected to be relatively benign, because their… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
A survey of the Spanish Euphyllopoda
The study of many euphyllopod populations found in various locations throughout Spain on severa1 sampling trips has enabled the… 
1962
1962
Conflict between directional and centripetal selection
As is well-known, selective pressures may vary at different stages of the life cycle in a population. Perhaps the clearest… 
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