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Since gliding is simpler than powered flight it will be discussed first (see also Pennycuick, 1975).
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Alexander, R.M. (1982). Flight. In: Locomotion of Animals. Tertiary Level Biology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6009-4_4
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