The hind wing of the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria forskal). I. Functional morphology and mode of operation

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 2921-2931

  Wootton, R J ^a   Evans, K E ^a   Herbert, R ^a   Smith, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Desert locust; Flight; Morphology; Schistocerca gregaria; Wing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FLYING; FORELIMB; GRASSHOPPER; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; GRASSHOPPERS; WING;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; ORTHOPTERA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA;

EID: 0033758941     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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