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  <dc:contributor>C.J. Pennycuick</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>M.R. Fuller</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>H.H. Obrecht III</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>1988</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The aerodynamic drag of bird bodies was measured in a wind tunnel, with and without back-mounted dummy radio transmitters. Flight performance estimates indicate that the drag of a large transmitter can cause a substantial reduction of a migrant’s range, that is, the distance it can cover in non-stop flight. The drag of the transmitter can be reduced by arranging the components in an elongated shape, so minimizing the frontal area. The addition of a rounded fairing to the front end, and a pointed fairing behind, was found to reduce the drag of the transmitter by about one-third, as compared with an unfaired rectangular box.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1242/jeb.135.1.265</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Company of Biologists</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Wind tunnel experiments to assess the effect of back-mounted radio transmitters on bird body drag</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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