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Biomechanics of the peafowl’s crest: a potential mechanosensory role for feathers during social displays
View ORCID ProfileSuzanne Amador Kane, Daniel Van Beveren, Roslyn Dakin
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/197525
Suzanne Amador Kane
1Physics Department, Haverford College, Haverford, PA 19041, USA
Daniel Van Beveren
1Physics Department, Haverford College, Haverford, PA 19041, USA
Roslyn Dakin
2Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada.
3Migratory Bird Center, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013, USA
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Posted February 26, 2018.
Biomechanics of the peafowl’s crest: a potential mechanosensory role for feathers during social displays
Suzanne Amador Kane, Daniel Van Beveren, Roslyn Dakin
bioRxiv 197525; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/197525
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