"Flight, Animal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The use of wings or wing-like appendages to remain aloft and move through the air.
| Descriptor ID |
D005426
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G11.427.410.568.304 G11.427.410.698.416
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| Concept/Terms |
Flight, Animal- Flight, Animal
- Animal Flight
- Animal Flights
- Flights, Animal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Flight, Animal" by people in Profiles.
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Wing morphology of Anchiornis huxleyi and the evolution of molt strategies in paravian dinosaurs. Commun Biol. 2025 Nov 21; 8(1):1633.
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Enlargement of sternum traits facilitated the evolution of powered flight in birds. Nat Ecol Evol. 2025 Sep; 9(9):1705-1718.
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Chicago Archaeopteryx informs on the early evolution of the avian bauplan. Nature. 2025 05; 641(8065):1201-1207.
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Insights into the early evolution of modern avian physiology from fossilized soft tissues from the Mesozoic. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2025 Feb 27; 380(1920):20230426.
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Earliest evidence of avian primary feather moult. Biol Lett. 2024 06; 20(7):20240106.
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Functional constraints on the number and shape of flight feathers. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Feb 20; 121(8):e2306639121.
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Maximally efficient prediction in the early fly visual system may support evasive flight maneuvers. PLoS Comput Biol. 2021 05; 17(5):e1008965.
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Migration behaviour of commercial monarchs reared outdoors and wild-derived monarchs reared indoors. Proc Biol Sci. 2020 08 12; 287(1932):20201326.
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Genomic evidence for gene flow between monarchs with divergent migratory phenotypes and flight performance. Mol Ecol. 2020 07; 29(14):2567-2582.
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Life history predicts flight muscle phenotype and function in birds. J Anim Ecol. 2020 05; 89(5):1262-1276.