Ron A. Meyers
Weber State University
23 Papers
191 Citations
Ron A. Meyers is an academic researcher from Weber State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gliding flight & Biology. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 23 publications. Previous affiliations of Ron A. Meyers include Louisiana State University & Northern Arizona University.
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Papers
Morphology of the lingual apparatus of the domestic chicken, Gallus gallus, with special attention to the structure of the fasciae.
TL;DR: This study is the first to examine all biomechanically functioning structural elements that are part of the galliform lingual apparatus in a systematic and comprehensive manner and provides a set of novel characters that may be useful for future comparative studies in evolutionary and functional morphology.
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Anatomy and histochemistry of flight muscles in a wing-propelled diving bird, the Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica.
TL;DR: It is suggested that alcids do not represent an adaptive compromise, but a stable adaptation for wing‐propelled locomotion both in the air and underwater, and that aerial and underwater flight necessitate a largely aerobic fiber complement.
Anatomy and histochemistry of spread-wing posture in birds. 3. Immunohistochemistry of flight muscles and the "shoulder lock" in albatrosses.
Ron A. Meyers,Eric F. Stakebake +1 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that albatrosses utilize a combination of slow muscle fibers and a rigid limiting tendon for maintaining a prolonged, gliding posture.
Gliding flight in the American Kestrel (Falco sparverius): An electromyographic study.
TL;DR: Comparison with the pectoralis musculature of specialized gliding and soaring birds suggests that the deep layer of the pECToralis is indeed used during gliding flight and that the slow tonic fibers found in soaring birds such as vultures represents a specialization for endurant gliding.
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Anatomy and histochemistry of spread‐wing posture in birds. 2. Gliding flight in the California Gull, Larus californicus: A paradox of fast fibers and posture
Ron A. Meyers,Edward Mathias +1 more
TL;DR: It is hypothesized that fast muscle fibers may function to maintain wing position during gliding flight in California gulls, which lack the deep belly to the pectoralis found in other gliding birds.