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Landing mosquitoes bounce when engaging a substrate

In this experimental study we film the landings of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to characterize landing behaviors and kinetics, limitations, and the passive physiological mechanics they employ to land on a vertical surface. A typical landing involves 1–2 bounces, reducing inbound momentum by more than h...

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Autores principales: Smith, Nicholas M., Balsalobre, Jasmine B., Doshi, Mona, Willenberg, Bradley J., Dickerson, Andrew K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7519040/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32978447
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-72462-0