Abstract We present empirical data on flight speed for 30 species of Australian bats representing seven families. These data show five characteristic level flight speeds: ‘minimum’ (V min), ‘best efficiency’ (V eff), ‘most common’ (V mode), ‘maximum cruise’ (V mcr) and ‘maximum spurt’ (V msp). Next, we calculate V min, V eff, ‘maximum aerobic’ (V ae), ‘sustainable anaerobic’ (V san ) and ‘maximum anaerobic’ (V man) flight speeds using a published quasi-steady model. Model predictions were within 0.5 m s−1 of the empirical values for all five characteristic speeds given adequate samples. Model fidelity was cross-checked using flight speed data published for other Old and New World species.


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    Titel :

    Characteristic flight speeds in bats


    Beteiligte:
    Bullen, R. D. (Autor:in) / McKenzie, N. L. (Autor:in) / Cruz-Neto, A. P. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    CEAS Aeronautical Journal ; 7 , 4 ; 621-643


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2016-09-19


    Format / Umfang :

    23 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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