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Expanded dataset of measurements to be used in evaluating consequences for flight control and stability induced by attachment of bio-logging devices to birds and bats

Bio-logging is central to study of wildlife, but questions remain about minimization of effects from bio-logging devices. Rarely considered are changes bio-logging devices induce on an animal’s center of mass (COM) and resulting losses of flight control and stability. In a related paper (Katzner and Young 2024), we applied established aeronautical principles to estimate how the COM of a flying bird or bat may be affected by typical positioning of a bio-logging device on the neck, back, hips, or tail. We then adopted modified thresholds from aerospace engineering to estimate limits beyond which changes to COM result in fitness-relevant alterations to flight control and stability. Here we provide measurements for other species, beyond the seven reported in Katzner and Young (2024).

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Author(s) Anna L Connington orcid, Hannah M Rudd orcid, Todd E Katzner orcid
Publication Date 2024-07-30
Beginning Date of Data 2022-10-13
Ending Date of Data 2024-04-05
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P13SIMMI
Citation Connington, A.L., Rudd, H.M., and Katzner, T.E., 2024, Expanded dataset of measurements to be used in evaluating consequences for flight control and stability induced by attachment of bio-logging devices to birds and bats: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P13SIMMI.
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