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Kinematic flexibility allows bumblebees to increase energetic efficiency when carrying heavy loads

Foraging bees fly with heavy loads of nectar and pollen, incurring energetic costs that are typically assumed to depend on load size. Insects can produce more force by increasing stroke amplitude and/or flapping frequency, but the kinematic response of a given species is thought to be consistent. We...

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Autores principales: Combes, Stacey A., Gagliardi, Susan F., Switzer, Callin M., Dillon, Michael E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7002132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32076646
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aay3115