Evolution and Ecology of Silent Flight in Owls and Other Flying Vertebrates

Volume: 2, Issue: 1
Published: Jan 1, 2020
Abstract
Synopsis We raise and explore possible answers to three questions about the evolution and ecology of silent flight of owls: (1) do owls fly silently for stealth, or is it to reduce self-masking? Current evidence slightly favors the self-masking hypothesis, but this question remains unsettled. (2) Two of the derived wing features that apparently evolved to suppress flight sound are the vane fringes and dorsal velvet of owl wing feathers. Do these...
Paper Details
Title
Evolution and Ecology of Silent Flight in Owls and Other Flying Vertebrates
Published Date
Jan 1, 2020
Volume
2
Issue
1
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