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U-shaped power curve: a standalone construct

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Animal migration

the relationship between flight speed and mechanical power in flapping flight, defining minimum power and maximum range speeds.

In animal migration, U-shaped power curve refers to the relationship between flight speed and mechanical power in flapping flight, defining minimum power and maximum range speeds. This meaning comes from Pennycuick (1969) in Ibis.[1]

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References

Pennycuick, C. J. (1969). The Mechanics of Bird Migration. Ibis, 111(4), 525-556. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1969.tb02566.x

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