The control of wing kinematics by two steering muscles of the blowfly (Calliphora vicina)

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 813-830

  Tu, M S ^a,b   Dickinson, M H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diptera; Insect flight; Kinematics; Motor control; Muscle

Indexed keywords

CALLIPHORA VICINA; CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FLY; FLYING; FORELIMB; MUSCLE; ORIENTATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING; WIND;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MUSCLES; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; WIND; WING;

EID: 0030159572     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00225830     Document Type: Article

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