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A balance between aerodynamic and olfactory performance during flight in Drosophila

The ability to track odor plumes to their source (food, mate, etc.) is key to the survival of many insects. During this odor-guided navigation, flapping wings could actively draw odorants to the antennae to enhance olfactory sensitivity, but it is unclear if improving olfactory function comes at a c...

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Autores principales: Li, Chengyu, Dong, Haibo, Zhao, Kai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6086917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30097572
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05708-1