lecture quiz Flashcards
Ecomorphology
relationship between an organism’s physical form (morphology) and its ecological role and environment
Volant
to fly or glide
Allometry
relationship between size and shape in organisms
Isometry
transformation that preserves the shape and distance of a figure
Sonation
producing sound, especially by birds, using mechanisms other than the syrinx (their vocal organ), such as wings, tails, or feet.
Passerine
the largest bird order
Oscillation
repetitive or periodic variation of a quantity around a central value or between two or more states
Courtship
behaviors are elaborate and varied displays, including singing, dancing, building nests, and offering gifts, used to attract a mate and ensure reproductive success
Signal
to birds that use specific calls, gestures, or movements to communicate information, such as danger, food locations, or social cues
In situ
in the original place
Roll-snap
a flight maneuver
Manakin
small, stubby, generally short-tailed birds abundant in American tropical forests
Supracoracoideus
muscle in birds that plays a crucial role in the upstroke of their wings during flight, acting as an antagonist to the pectoralis muscle which powers the downstroke
Suprahumeraliscadualis
Kinetics
the study of motion and its causes
Kinematics
study of how objects move through space and time, without considering the forces that cause the motion
