Use of Legs and Feet for Control by Scoters during Aerial Courtship

William J. Wilson

doi:10.1676/07-068.1

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Abstract

Scoters (Melanitta spp.) exhibit extraordinary maneuvers during courtship flight, attitudes which are not commonly seen in flight. Scoters drop their legs and spread webbed feet during these maneuvers. There appears to be a correlation between how the feet of scoters meet the airflow and the maneuver in progress.

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William J. Wilson "Use of Legs and Feet for Control by Scoters during Aerial Courtship," The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120(3), 594-599, (1 September 2008). https://doi.org/10.1676/07-068.1

Received: 25 April 2007; Accepted: 1 August 2007; Published: 1 September 2008

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