Publications

2011

Henningsson, P., & Hedenström, a. (2011). Aerodynamics of gliding flight in common swifts. The Journal of experimental biology, 214(3), 382-93. doi:10.1242/jeb.050609

Muijres, F. T., Bowlin, M. S., Johansson, L. C., & Hedenström, A. (2011). Vortex wake , downwash distribution , aerodynamic performance and wingbeat kinematics in slow-flying pied flycatchers. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. doi:10.1098/rsif.2011.0238

Muijres, F. T., Johansson, L. C., Winter, Y., & Hedenström, A. (2011). Comparative aerodynamic performance of flapping flight in two bat species using time-resolved wake visualization. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. doi:10.1098/rsif.2011.0015

Muijres, F. T., Spedding, G. R., Winter, Y., & Hedenström, A. (2011). Actuator disk model and span efficiency of flapping flight in bats based on time-resolved PIV measurements. Experiments in Fluids, 51(2), 511-525. doi:10.1007/s00348-011-1067-5

2010

Bowlin, M. S., Henningsson, P., Muijres, F. T., Vleugels, R. H. E., Liechti, F., & Hedenström, A. (2010). The effects of geolocator drag and weight on the flight ranges of small migrants. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 1(4), 398-402. doi:10.1111/j.2041-210X.2010.00043.x

Engel, S.; Bowlin, M.S. and A. Hedenström (2010). The role of wind tunnel studies in integrative migration biology research. Integrative and Comparative Biology 50: 323-335

Henningsson, P., Johansson, L. C., & Hedenström, A. (2010). How swift are swifts Apus apus? Journal of Avian Biology, 41(1), 94-98. doi:10.1111/j.1600-048X.2009.04850.x

Henningsson, P., Muijres, F. T., & Hedenström, A. (2010). Time-resolved vortex wake of a common swift flying over a range of flight speeds. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 8, 807-816. doi:10.1098/rsif.2010.0533

Johansson, L. C., Wolf, M., & Hedenström, A. (2010). A quantitative comparison of bird and bat wakes. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 7(42), 61. doi:10.1098/rsif.2008.0541

Wolf, M., Johansson, L. C., von Busse, R., Winter, Y., & Hedenström, A. (2010). Kinematics of flight and the relationship to the vortex wake of a Pallas’ long tongued bat (Glossophaga soricina). The Journal of experimental biology, 213(12), 2142-53. doi:10.1242/jeb.029777

2009

Hedenström, A., Johansson, L. C., & Spedding, G. R. (2009). Bird or bat: comparing airframe design and flight performance. Bioinspiration & biomimetics, 4(1), 015001. IOP Publishing. Retrieved from http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-3190/4/1/015001

Hedenström, A., Muijres, F. T., Busse, R., Johansson, L. C., Winter, Y., & Spedding, G. R. (2009). High-speed stereo DPIV measurement of wakes of two bat species flying freely in a wind tunnel. Experiments in Fluids, 46(5), 923-932. doi:10.1007/s00348-009-0634-5

Johansson, L. C., & Hedenström, A. (2009). The vortex wake of blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla L.) measured using high-speed digital particle image velocimetry (DPIV). The Journal of experimental biology, 212(Pt 20), 3365-76. doi:10.1242/jeb.034454
2008

Hedenström, A., & Spedding, G. R. (2008). Beyond robins: aerodynamic analyses of animal flight. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 5(23), 595. doi:10.1098/rsif.2008.0027

Henningsson, P., Spedding, G. R., & Hedenström, A. (2008). Vortex wake and flight kinematics of a swift in cruising flight in a wind tunnel. The Journal of experimental biology, 211(5), 717. doi:10.1242/jeb.012146

Johansson, L. C., Wolf, M., von Busse, R., Winter, Y., Spedding, G. R., & Hedenström, A. (2008). The near and far wake of Pallas’ long tongued bat (Glossophaga soricina). The Journal of experimental biology, 211(18), 2909. doi:10.1242/jeb.018192

Muijres, F. T., Johansson, L. C., Barfield, R., Wolf, M., Spedding, G. R., & Hedenström, A. (2008). Leading-edge vortex improves lift in slow-flying bats. Science, 319(5867), 1250-3. doi:10.1126/science.1153019

Spedding, G. R., & Hedenström, A. (2008). PIV-based investigations of animal flight. Experiments in Fluids, 46(5), 749-763. doi:10.1007/s00348-008-0597-y

Spedding, G. R., Hedenström, A., & Johansson, L. C. (2008). A note on wind-tunnel turbulence measurements with DPIV. Experiments in Fluids, 46(3), 527-537. doi:10.1007/s00348-008-0578-1

Spedding, G. R., Hedenström, A., McArthur, J., & Rosén, M. (2008). The implications of low-speed fixed-wing aerofoil measurements on the analysis and performance of flapping bird wings. The Journal of experimental biology, 211(2), 215.

The classics

Hedenström, A., Johansson, L. C., Wolf, M., von Busse, R., Winter, Y. & Spedding, G. R. (2007). Bat flight generates complex aerodynamic tracks. Science 316(5826): 793-914.

Spedding, G. R., Rosén, M., & Hedenström, A. (2003). A family of vortex wakes generated by a thrush nightingale in free flight in a wind tunnel over its entire natural range of flight speeds. J. Exp. Biol, 206(14), 2313–2344. doi:10.1242/jeb.00423

Spedding, G. R., Hedenström, A., & Rosén, M. (2003). Quantitative studies of the wakes of freely flying birds in a low-turbulence wind tunnel. Experiments in fluids, 34(2), 291–303. doi:10.1007/s00348-002-0559-8

Pennycuick, C. J., Alerstam, T., & Hedenström, A. (1997). A new low-turbulence wind tunnel for bird flight experiments at Lund University, Sweden. The Journal of experimental biology, 200(10), 1441.

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