Is flight architecture determined by physical constraints or by natural selection?: The case of the midge Chironomus plumosus

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 240, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 301-308

  Mclachlan, A J ^a   Neems, R M ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIRONOMUS PLUMOSUS; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA;

FLIGHT ARCHITECTURE; MIDGE; NATURAL SELECTION;

EID: 0029659613     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05286.x     Document Type: Article

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