Vertebrate Flight: A Tale of Motion, Morphology, and Muscle

A bird soaring through the air looks elegant, and moves seemingly without effort to its final destination. But with a bit of exploration, Dr. Joseph Bahlman of Sacramento State shows us that flight is a complex ballet of effort expenditure battling the forces of gravity, drag, and wind. Dr. Bahlman discusses physical challenges and hurdles that flying vertebrates encounter, and shares data on how these creatures overcome their environments to fly.

Recorded: April 6, 2018