The state of migratory landbirds in the East Asian Flyway: Distributions, threats, and conservation needs

DL Yong, W Heim, SU Chowdhury, CY Choi… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
With nearly 400 migratory landbird species, the East Asian Flyway is the most diverse of the
world's flyways. This diversity is a consequence of the varied ecological niches provided by …

Moderate mass loss enhances flight performance via alteration of flight kinematics and postures in a passerine bird

G Kou, Y Wang, S Ge, Y Yin… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Many birds experience fluctuations in body mass throughout the annual life cycle. The flight
efficiency hypothesis posits that adaptive mass loss can enhance avian flight ability …

Co** with captivity: takeoff speed and load-lifting capacity are unaffected by substantial changes in body condition for a passerine bird

G Kou, Y Wang, R Dudley, Y Wu… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Captivity presumably challenges the physiological equilibrium of birds and thus influences
flight ability. However, the extent to which captive birds exhibit altered features underpinning …