Dragonfly flight. III. Lift and power requirements

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 583-600

  Wakeling, J M ^a,b   Ellington, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Calopteryx splendens; Damselfly; Dragonfly; Efficiency; Power; Quasi steady analysis; Sympetrum sanguineum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030775328     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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