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. 2023 Mar 16;83(6):827-828.
doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.02.029.

How hummingbirds hover: Natural selection for energetics of hovering flight

David H Wasserman  1
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How hummingbirds hover: Natural selection for energetics of hovering flight

David H Wasserman. Mol Cell. .
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Abstract

Osipova et al.1 recently identified an inactivating gene mutation that contributed to the evolution of the hummingbird species by increasing flux of pathways for energy production that are necessary for the unique ability for hovering flight. Lessons from the natural selection for this mutation are applied to physiology and medicine.

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