Publication: Evidence that birds sleep in mid-flight
Evidence that birds sleep in mid-flight
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Rattenborg, N. C., Voirin, B., Cruz, S. M., Tisdale, R., Dell’Omo, G., Lipp, H.-P., Wikelski, M., & Vyssotski, A. L. (2016). Evidence that birds sleep in mid-flight. Nature Communications, 7, 12468. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12468
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Many birds fly non-stop for days or longer, but do they sleep in flight and if so, how? It is commonly assumed that flying birds maintain environmental awareness and aerodynamic control by sleeping with only one eye closed and one cerebral hemisphere at a time. However, sleep has never been demonstrated in flying birds. Here, using electroencephalogram recordings of great frigatebirds (Fregata minor) flying over the ocean for up to 10 days, we show that they can sleep with either one hemisphere at a time or both hemispheres simultaneo
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- Rattenborg, Niels C
- Voirin, Bryson
- Cruz, Sebastian M
- Tisdale, Ryan
- Dell'Omo, Giacomo
- Lipp, Hans-Peter
- Wikelski, Martin
- Vyssotski, Alexei L
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Rattenborg, N. C., Voirin, B., Cruz, S. M., Tisdale, R., Dell’Omo, G., Lipp, H.-P., Wikelski, M., & Vyssotski, A. L. (2016). Evidence that birds sleep in mid-flight. Nature Communications, 7, 12468. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12468
