DOI: 10.1007/bf00354974. The three-dimensional structure of airborne bird flocks

The three-dimensional structure of airborne bird flocks

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Major, P. F., & Dill, L. M. (1978). The three-dimensional structure of airborne bird flocks. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 4(2), 111â122.

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Peter F. Major (first)
Lawrence M. Dill (additional)

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    "1432-0762"
  ],
  "subject": [],
  "container-title-short": "Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol.",
  "published": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        1978
      ]
    ]
  }
}