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Butterflies fly using efficient propulsive clap mechanism owing to flexible wings

Butterflies look like no other flying animal, with unusually short, broad and large wings relative to their body size. Previous studies have suggested butterflies use several unsteady aerodynamic mechanisms to boost force production with upstroke wing clap being a prominent feature. When the wings c...

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Autores principales: Johansson, L. C., Henningsson, P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7879755/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33468023
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2020.0854