"Flight, Animal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The use of wings or wing-like appendages to remain aloft and move through the air.
| Descriptor ID |
D005426
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G11.427.410.568.304 G11.427.410.698.416
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| Concept/Terms |
Flight, Animal- Flight, Animal
- Animal Flight
- Animal Flights
- Flights, Animal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Flight, Animal" by people in Profiles.
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Gliding hexapods and the origins of insect aerial behaviour. Biol Lett. 2009 Aug 23; 5(4):510-2.
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Directed aerial descent in canopy ants. Nature. 2005 Feb 10; 433(7026):624-6.