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Smart wing rotation and trailing-edge vortices enable high frequency mosquito flight

Mosquitoes exhibit unique wing kinematics; their long, slender wings flap at remarkably high frequencies for their size (>800 Hz) and with lower stroke amplitudes than any other insect group1. This shifts weight support away from the translation-dominated, aerodynamic mechanisms used by most inse...

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Autores principales: Bomphrey, Richard J., Nakata, Toshiyuki, Phillips, Nathan, Walker, Simon M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5412966/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28355184
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature21727