Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology.

Jingyi Yang, Chenyue Yang, Hung-Wei Lin, Alexander C Lees, Joseph A Tobias

April 2025

Synopsis of Social media discussions

Several discussions emphasize the significance of elevation in shaping bird wing shapes, with phrases like 'elevational constraints' and 'flight efficiency' appearing frequently, indicating a focus on the biological and ecological relevance of the study. The tone varies from curiosity to admiration, with mentions of the research's potential to inform understanding of avian evolution, reflecting a general appreciation for the importance of the findings.

A
Agreement
 Moderate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the scientific findings, with some posts sharing enthusiasm or affirming the relevance of the research. However, there is limited explicit disagreement or critique.

I
Interest
 High level of interest

Posts demonstrate high curiosity, highlighting key aspects like elevational constraints and wing morphology, suggesting the topic resonates strongly with the audience.

E
Engagement
 Moderate level of engagement

Several comments reference the research's implications and methodology, indicating a moderate depth of engagement, though many posts are more observational than analytical.

I
Impact
 Moderate level of impact

The overall perception perceives the publication as noteworthy within the scientific community, but there is little evidence of wide-reaching or transformative impact perceived by the audience.

Social Mentions

YouTube

2 Videos

Bluesky

3 Posts

Facebook

2 Posts

Twitter

31 Posts

Metrics

Video Views

1,119

Total Likes

179

Extended Reach

84,318

Social Features

38

Timeline: Posts about article

Top Social Media Posts

Posts referencing the article

Impact of Elevation on Bird Wing Morphology and Flight Efficiency

Impact of Elevation on Bird Wing Morphology and Flight Efficiency

This study examines how altitude influences bird wing shape, revealing that wings become more elongated and larger with increased elevation to adapt to lower air density and oxygen levels. Data from nearly 10,000 bird species supports these findings.

古知累すすむ【世界一わかりやすい恐竜研究】

April 12, 2025

579 views

Elevational Impact on Bird Wing Morphology and Flight Efficiency

Elevational Impact on Bird Wing Morphology and Flight Efficiency

The study investigates how altitude influences bird wing shape, finding that wings tend to become more elongated and larger as elevation increases, likely due to the need to adapt to lower air density and oxygen levels.

古知累すすむ【世界一わかりやすい恐竜研究】

April 6, 2025

540 views

  • マ・ヌケサク
    @migawaritamesi (Twitter)

    RT @inai_yo: 鳥の翼について 行動様式ではなく高度勾配が翼の形を決める可能性を示唆する論文。 待って待ってこれが正しければ温暖化が渡り鳥の渡り影響出るのでは… https://t.co/zn0em2rIa0
    view full post

    June 4, 2025

    3

  • ｶﾞｲｽ
    @shitake_reverse (Twitter)

    RT @inai_yo: 鳥の翼について 行動様式ではなく高度勾配が翼の形を決める可能性を示唆する論文。 待って待ってこれが正しければ温暖化が渡り鳥の渡り影響出るのでは… https://t.co/zn0em2rIa0
    view full post

    June 4, 2025

    3

  • とよけらとぷす
    @rex_toyo (Twitter)

    RT @inai_yo: 鳥の翼について 行動様式ではなく高度勾配が翼の形を決める可能性を示唆する論文。 待って待ってこれが正しければ温暖化が渡り鳥の渡り影響出るのでは… https://t.co/zn0em2rIa0
    view full post

    June 4, 2025

    3

  • 春泥
    @inai_yo (Twitter)

    鳥の翼について 行動様式ではなく高度勾配が翼の形を決める可能性を示唆する論文。 待って待ってこれが正しければ温暖化が渡り鳥の渡り影響出るのでは… https://t.co/zn0em2rIa0
    view full post

    June 3, 2025

    9

    3

  • Joel López Parés
    @jovepaleontoleg (Twitter)

    RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology: Current Biology https://t.…
    view full post

    April 8, 2025

    11

  • Heaton Moor Park
    @heatonmoorpark (Twitter)

    Mountain birds and the park….. Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology. #birds #mountains. https://t.co/W3xd1N2Fz5 (Image: authors) https://t.co/mQWIxKZGCR
    view full post

    April 8, 2025

  • しろいっく
    @BlackSaboikku (Twitter)

    RT @S_Kochirui: とりあえず待機所作った！ 最悪、動かない呪いに抗いながら配信します……！ https://t.co/gkhz97rM93 https://t.co/mZtwPaXRqz
    view full post

    April 5, 2025

    8

  • ｶﾞｲｽ
    @shitake_reverse (Twitter)

    RT @S_Kochirui: とりあえず待機所作った！ 最悪、動かない呪いに抗いながら配信します……！ https://t.co/gkhz97rM93 https://t.co/mZtwPaXRqz
    view full post

    April 5, 2025

    8

  • 谷屋玉城
    @taniya_KKM (Twitter)

    RT @S_Kochirui: とりあえず待機所作った！ 最悪、動かない呪いに抗いながら配信します……！ https://t.co/gkhz97rM93 https://t.co/mZtwPaXRqz
    view full post

    April 5, 2025

    8

  • やどくた
    @Cranialoraptor (Twitter)

    RT @S_Kochirui: とりあえず待機所作った！ 最悪、動かない呪いに抗いながら配信します……！ https://t.co/gkhz97rM93 https://t.co/mZtwPaXRqz
    view full post

    April 5, 2025

    8

  • はちゅまいも
    @hachumaimo (Twitter)

    RT @S_Kochirui: とりあえず待機所作った！ 最悪、動かない呪いに抗いながら配信します……！ https://t.co/gkhz97rM93 https://t.co/mZtwPaXRqz
    view full post

    April 5, 2025

    8

  • Shoji_Hayashi
    @SHOWJI0329 (Twitter)

    RT @S_Kochirui: とりあえず待機所作った！ 最悪、動かない呪いに抗いながら配信します……！ https://t.co/gkhz97rM93 https://t.co/mZtwPaXRqz
    view full post

    April 5, 2025

    8

  • パンテオン（半遁モード）
    @pantheo27705718 (Twitter)

    RT @S_Kochirui: とりあえず待機所作った！ 最悪、動かない呪いに抗いながら配信します……！ https://t.co/gkhz97rM93 https://t.co/mZtwPaXRqz
    view full post

    April 5, 2025

    8

  • ニッポニテス
    @Nipponites_ (Twitter)

    RT @S_Kochirui: とりあえず待機所作った！ 最悪、動かない呪いに抗いながら配信します……！ https://t.co/gkhz97rM93 https://t.co/mZtwPaXRqz
    view full post

    April 5, 2025

    8

  • 古知累すすむ＠恐竜研究者
    @S_Kochirui (Twitter)

    とりあえず待機所作った！ 最悪、動かない呪いに抗いながら配信します……！ https://t.co/gkhz97rM93 https://t.co/mZtwPaXRqz
    view full post

    April 5, 2025

    32

    8

  • Dinal Meecle, B. Sc.
    @dinalmeecle (Twitter)

    RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology: Current Biology https://t.…
    view full post

    March 23, 2025

    11

  • Dr. Claudia Serrano
    @paleoduck (Twitter)

    RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology: Current Biology https://t.…
    view full post

    March 23, 2025

    11

  • .
    @olufemiolubodun (Twitter)

    RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology: Current Biology https://t.…
    view full post

    March 23, 2025

    11

  • Angel Giovanni Becerra Rodríguez
    @GiovanniBece (Twitter)

    RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology: Current Biology https://t.…
    view full post

    March 23, 2025

    11

  • Mau
    @Maucarduus (Twitter)

    RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology: Current Biology https://t.…
    view full post

    March 23, 2025

    11

  • /ɹɑb/
    @RobertBorland7 (Twitter)

    RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology: Current Biology https://t.…
    view full post

    March 23, 2025

    11

  • Marcos K. Pinheiro / "Marcos Wyvern" (Marcosaurus)
    @BongMarcosaurus (Twitter)

    RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology: Current Biology https://t.…
    view full post

    March 23, 2025

    11

  • i ι
    @_canislups (Twitter)

    RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology: Current Biology https://t.…
    view full post

    March 23, 2025

    11

  • Derek den Ouden, Paleosoricidologist
    @DenoudenDerek (Twitter)

    RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology: Current Biology https://t.…
    view full post

    March 23, 2025

    11

  • Juned Zariwala
    @PaleoJZ (Twitter)

    RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology: Current Biology https://t.…
    view full post

    March 23, 2025

    11

  • Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
    @TomHoltzPaleo (Twitter)

    Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology: Current Biology https://t.co/ZlFjU2Lj16
    view full post

    March 23, 2025

    36

    11

  • Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
    @arctomet.bsky.social (Bluesky)

    Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
    view full post

    March 23, 2025

    37

    11

  • Abstream
    @abstreamme (Twitter)

    Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology #science #publication #research #publications https://t.co/04hjdzd8Ys
    view full post

    March 23, 2025

  • Gary Ritchison
    @GaryRitchison (Twitter)

    Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology https://t.co/rq2DwJ41Bq
    view full post

    March 21, 2025

  • Gary Ritchison
    @GaryRitchison (Twitter)

    Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology https://t.co/1TwUrRiiZN
    view full post

    August 8, 2024

  • Gary Ritchison
    @GaryRitchison (Twitter)

    Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology https://t.co/GkfnPEIXgn
    view full post

    July 17, 2024

  • bioRxivpreprint
    @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social (Bluesky)

    Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.07.12.603304v1
    view full post

    July 16, 2024

  • bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology
    @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social (Bluesky)

    Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.07.12.603304v1
    view full post

    July 16, 2024

    1

  • bioRxiv Evobio
    @biorxiv_evobio (Twitter)

    Elevational constraints on flight efficiency shape global gradients in avian wing morphology https://t.co/V8DKMba20t #biorxiv_evobio
    view full post

    July 16, 2024

Abstract Synopsis

  • The study investigates how altitude influences bird wing shape, finding that wings tend to become more elongated and larger as elevation increases, likely due to the need to adapt to lower air density and oxygen levels.
  • Using data from nearly 10,000 bird species and controlling for various factors like climate and ecology, the research confirms a consistent pattern of wing shape changes with elevation across the globe.
  • These findings support the idea that aerodynamic challenges at higher altitudes drive the evolution of more efficient wings in birds, highlighting the role of air density and oxygen availability in shaping flight-related traits.]