Operation of the alula as an indicator of gear change in hoverflies

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 9, Issue 71, 2012, Pages 1194-1207

  Walker, Simon M ^a   Thomas, Adrian L R ^a   Taylor, Graham K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alula; Flight control; Gear change mechanism; Insect flight; Wing hinge; Wing kinematics

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; MECHANISMS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS;

ALULA; CHANGE MECHANISMS; FLIGHT CONTROL; INSECT FLIGHT; WING KINEMATICS;

SWEPT WINGS;

ACCELERATION; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; FLY; FORCE; FORELIMB; GEAR CHANGE; HOVERFLY; KINEMATICS; NONHUMAN;

DIPTERA; ERISTALIS; ERISTALIS PERTINAX; ERISTALIS TENAX; HEXAPODA; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 84863601476     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2011.0617     Document Type: Article

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