"Flight, Animal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The use of wings or wing-like appendages to remain aloft and move through the air.
| Descriptor ID |
D005426
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G11.427.410.568.304 G11.427.410.698.416
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| Concept/Terms |
Flight, Animal- Flight, Animal
- Animal Flight
- Animal Flights
- Flights, Animal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Flight, Animal" by people in Profiles.
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Insights into the formation and diversification of a novel chiropteran wing membrane from embryonic development. BMC Biol. 2023 05 04; 21(1):101.
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A model of topological mapping of space in bat hippocampus. Hippocampus. 2016 10; 26(10):1345-53.
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Adipokinetic hormone receptor gene identification and its role in triacylglycerol metabolism in the blood-sucking insect Rhodnius prolixus. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2016 Feb; 69:51-60.
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Near-optimal decoding of transient stimuli from coupled neuronal subpopulations. J Neurosci. 2014 Sep 03; 34(36):12206-22.
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Experimental verification of dynamic soaring in albatrosses. J Exp Biol. 2013 Nov 15; 216(Pt 22):4222-32.
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Collision-avoidance behaviors of minimally restrained flying locusts to looming stimuli. J Exp Biol. 2013 Feb 15; 216(Pt 4):641-55.
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Flying at no mechanical energy cost: disclosing the secret of wandering albatrosses. PLoS One. 2012; 7(9):e41449.
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State-dependent sensorimotor processing: gaze and posture stability during simulated flight in birds. J Neurophysiol. 2011 Apr; 105(4):1689-700.
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Northern gannets anticipate the spatio-temporal occurrence of their prey. J Exp Biol. 2010 Jul 15; 213(Pt 14):2365-71.
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Genetic regulation of mammalian diversity. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol. 2009; 74:297-302.