Which modification maximizes avian flight efficiency when thermals drive soaring?

💡 Explanation

When thermal updrafts drive soaring behavior, increased wing aspect ratio maximizes lift generation through minimized induced drag because longer, narrower wings generate stronger lift vortexes. Therefore, higher aspect ratio wings increase flight efficiency rather than pigmentation, bone density change, or blood changes which do not aerodynamically optimize soaring flight.

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