It pays to follow the leader: Metabolic cost of flight is lower for trailing birds in small groups.
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Jun 25;121(26):e2319971121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2319971121. Epub 2024 Jun 17.
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