The changes in power requirements and muscle efficiency during elevated force production in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1133-1143

  Lehmann, Fritz Olaf ^a   Dickinson, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

aerodynamics; Drosophila melanogaster; flight; fruit fly; muscle efficiency; power requirement; respirometry

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARENA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031128293     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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