Birds rely on their legs, not their wings, to take flight. Could this also be how their distant ancestors got off the ground? John Whitfield investigates. start in life, explains David Adam.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Earls,K. D. Kinematics and mechanics of ground take-off in the starling Sturnis vulgaris and the quail Coturnix coturnix. The Journal of Experimental Biology 203, 725 - 739 2000.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Whitfield, J. Off to a flying jump-start. Nature (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/news000316-1
Published:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news000316-1
