Difference between revisions of "Traits:Wingspan"
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| − | |definition=In birds (Aves) - the distance between the wing tips when the wings are held outstretched. | + | |definition=In birds (Aves) - "the distance between the wing tips when the wings are held outstretched" (wikipedia) or "wingtip to wingtip in flight" (BTO). |
| − | In winged insects (Insecta) - may refer to the distance between the centre of the thorax to the apex of the wing doubled or to the width between the apices with the wings set with the trailing wing edge perpendicular to the body | + | In winged insects (Insecta) - "may refer to the distance between the centre of the thorax to the apex of the wing doubled or to the width between the apices with the wings set with the trailing wing edge perpendicular to the body" (Wikipedia) |
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Wingspan
Wingspan: In birds (Aves) - "the distance between the wing tips when the wings are held outstretched" (wikipedia) or "wingtip to wingtip in flight" (BTO).
In winged insects (Insecta) - "may refer to the distance between the centre of the thorax to the apex of the wing doubled or to the width between the apices with the wings set with the trailing wing edge perpendicular to the body" (Wikipedia)
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In birds (Aves) - "the distance between th … In birds (Aves) - "the distance between the wing tips when the wings are held outstretched" (wikipedia) or "wingtip to wingtip in flight" (BTO).</br></br>In winged insects (Insecta) - "may refer to the distance between the centre of the thorax to the apex of the wing doubled or to the width between the apices with the wings set with the trailing wing edge perpendicular to the body" (Wikipedia)dge perpendicular to the body" (Wikipedia) +
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