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40
Citations
5425
World Ranking
2053
National Ranking
764

Overview

Kenneth P. Dial is affiliated with the University of Montana in the United States. Their research spans across multiple fields, including Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science.

The scientist's work engages with several subfields such as Paleontology, Ecology, Social Psychology, Aerospace Engineering, and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

Key topics explored in Kenneth P. Dial's research include:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms
  • Sports Performance and Training

Recent publications by Kenneth P. Dial include:

  • "Waxing and Waning of Wings," published in 2021 in Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Kenneth P. Dial has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Ashley M. Heers
  • Nicholas J. Czaplewski
  • Bret W. Tobalske
  • Brandon E. Jackson

The venues where Kenneth P. Dial has published include:

  • Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Best Publications

  • Flight kinematics of black-billed magpies and pigeons over a wide range of speeds

    Bret W. Tobalske;Kenneth P. Dial

  • Wing-assisted incline running and the evolution of flight.

    Kenneth P. Dial

  • LOCOMOTOR MODULES AND THE EVOLUTION OF AVIAN FLIGHT.

    Stephen M. Gatesy;Kenneth P. Dial

  • Comparative power curves in bird flight

    B. W. Tobalske;T. L. Hedrick;K. P. Dial;A. A. Biewener

  • Scientific rotoscoping: a morphology-based method of 3-D motion analysis and visualization.

    Stephen M. Gatesy;David B. Baier;David B. Baier;Farish A. Jenkins;Kenneth P. Dial

  • Mechanical power output of bird flight

    K. P. Dial;A. A. Biewener;B. W. Tobalske;D. R. Warrick

  • Effects of body size on take-off flight performance in the Phasianidae (Aves).

    B.W. Tobalske;K.P. Dial

  • A cineradiographic analysis of bird flight: the wishbone in starlings is a spring.

    Farish A. Jenkins;Kenneth P. Dial;G. E. Goslow

  • EVOLUTION OF AVIAN LOCOMOTION: CORRELATES OF FLIGHT STYLE, LOCOMOTOR MODULES, NESTING BIOLOGY, BODY SIZE, DEVELOPMENT, AND THE ORIGIN OF FLAPPING FLIGHT

    Kenneth P. Dial

  • PECTORALIS MUSCLE FORCE AND POWER OUTPUT DURING DIFFERENT MODES OF FLIGHT IN PIGEONS (COLUMBA LIVIA)

    Kenneth P. Dial;Andrew A. Biewener

  • Activity patterns of the wing muscles of the pigeon (Columba livia) during different modes of flight

    Kenneth P. Dial

  • Bird Maneuvering Flight: Blurred Bodies, Clear Heads

    D. R. Warrick;M. W. Bundle;K. P. Dial

  • Pectoralis muscle force and power output during flight in the starling

    Andrew A. Biewener;Kenneth P. Dial;G. E. Goslow

  • In vivo strain in the humerus of pigeons (Columba livia) during flight

    A. A. Biewener;K. P. Dial

  • Kinematics of flap-bounding flight in the zebra finch over a wide range of speeds

    Bret W. Tobalske;Wendy L. Peacock;Kenneth P. Dial

  • The functional anatomy of the shoulder in the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

    Kenneth P. Dial;G. E. Goslow;Farish A. Jenkins

  • AVIAN FORELIMB MUSCLES AND NONSTEADY FLIGHT: CAN BIRDS FLY WITHOUT USING THE MUSCLES IN THEIR WINGS?

    Kenneth P. Dial

  • A fundamental avian wing-stroke provides a new perspective on the evolution of flight

    Kenneth P Dial;Brandon E Jackson;Paolo Segre

  • A functional analysis of the primary upstroke and downstroke muscles in the domestic pigeon (Columba livia) during flight.

    K. P. Dial;S. R. Kaplan;G. E. Goslow;F. A. Jenkins

  • Kinematic, aerodynamic and anatomical mechanisms in the slow, maneuvering flight of pigeons

    Douglas R. Warrick;Kenneth P. Dial

  • NEUROMUSCULAR CONTROL AND KINEMATICS OF INTERMITTENT FLIGHT IN BUDGERIGARS (MELOPSITTACUS UNDULATUS)

    Bret W. Tobalske;Kenneth P. Dial

Frequent Co-Authors

Bret W. Tobalske
Bret W. Tobalske University of Montana
Andrew A. Biewener
Andrew A. Biewener Harvard University
John M. Marzluff
John M. Marzluff University of Washington
Tyson L. Hedrick
Tyson L. Hedrick University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Duncan J. Irschick
Duncan J. Irschick University of Massachusetts Amherst
Kent E. Holsinger
Kent E. Holsinger University of Connecticut
Thomas E. Martin
Thomas E. Martin University of Montana

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