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Phasing of dragonfly wings can improve aerodynamic efficiency by removing swirl

Dragonflies are dramatic, successful aerial predators, notable for their flight agility and endurance. Further, they are highly capable of low-speed, hovering and even backwards flight. While insects have repeatedly modified or reduced one pair of wings, or mechanically coupled their fore and hind w...

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Autores principales: Usherwood, James R, Lehmann, Fritz-Olaf
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2607445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18477538
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2008.0124