The mechanics of Phalarope feeding behaviour

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Subject:	The mechanics of Phalarope feeding behaviour
From:	L&L Knight <>
Date:	Fri, 16 May 2008 09:32:24 +1000

For those of you interested in avian mechanics, there is an
interesting item in today's edition of Science.  It concludes by
noting the vulnerability of capillary feeding shorebirds to oil and
chemical pollution.

Regards, Laurie.

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/320/5878/931

Surface Tension Transport of Prey by Feeding Shorebirds: The CapillaryRatchet

Manu Prakash, David Quéré, John W. M. Bush
Science 16 May 2008:
Vol. 320. no. 5878, pp. 931 - 
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