Expanded dataset of measurements to be used in evaluating consequences for flight control and stability induced by attachment of bio-logging devices to birds and bats
Description
Bio-logging is central to study of wildlife, but questions remain about minimization of effects from bio-logging devices. Rarely considered are changes bio-logging devices induce on an animal’s center of mass (COM) and resulting losses of flight control and stability. In a related paper (Katzner and Young 2024), we applied established aeronautical principles to estimate how the COM of a flying bird or bat may be affected by typical positioning of a bio-logging device on the neck, back, hips, or tail. We then adopted modified thresholds from aerospace engineering to estimate limits beyond which changes to COM result in fitness-relevant alterations to flight control and stability. Here we provide measurements for other species, beyond the seven reported in Katzner and Young (2024).
Resources
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The metadata original format |
https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.663baa87d34e77890839bf1a.xml |
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Landing page for access to the data |
https://doi.org/10.5066/P13SIMMI |
Tags
- environment
- telemetry
- weight
- flight-control
- biota
- birds
- bio-logger
- usgs-663baa87d34e77890839bf1a
- bio-logging
- avian
- raptors
- avian-flight
- mass
- plant-and-animal-tagging
- transmitter