TY - JOUR
T1 - Where is WAIR (and other wing-assisted behaviours)? Essentially everywhere
T2 - a response to Kuznetsov and Panyutina (2022)
AU - Heers, Ashley M.
AU - Tobalske, Bret W.
AU - Jackson, Brandon E.
AU - Dial, Kenneth P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s).
PY - 2022/9/1
Y1 - 2022/9/1
N2 - Kuznetsov and Panyutina (2022) offer a reanalysis of the kinematic and force plate data previously published by Bundle and Dial (2003). Their intention is to describe instantaneous wing forces during wing-assisted incline running (WAIR), focusing particularly on the upstroke phase. Based on their interpretation of wing forces and muscle function, the authors conclude that 'WAIR is a very specialized mode of locomotion that is employed by a few specialized birds as an adaptation to a very specific environment and involving highly developed flying features of the locomotor apparatus', and thus not relevant to the evolution of avian flight. Herein, we respond to the authors' interpretations, offering an alternative perspective on WAIR and, more generally, on studies exploring the evolution of avian flight.
AB - Kuznetsov and Panyutina (2022) offer a reanalysis of the kinematic and force plate data previously published by Bundle and Dial (2003). Their intention is to describe instantaneous wing forces during wing-assisted incline running (WAIR), focusing particularly on the upstroke phase. Based on their interpretation of wing forces and muscle function, the authors conclude that 'WAIR is a very specialized mode of locomotion that is employed by a few specialized birds as an adaptation to a very specific environment and involving highly developed flying features of the locomotor apparatus', and thus not relevant to the evolution of avian flight. Herein, we respond to the authors' interpretations, offering an alternative perspective on WAIR and, more generally, on studies exploring the evolution of avian flight.
KW - cooperative use of wings and legs
KW - evolution of avian flight
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85153104703&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/biolinnean/blac078
DO - 10.1093/biolinnean/blac078
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85153104703
SN - 0024-4066
VL - 137
SP - 157
EP - 162
JO - Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
JF - Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
IS - 1
ER -