Elytra boost lift, but reduce aerodynamic efficiency in flying beetles

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 9, Issue 75, 2012, Pages 2745-2748

  Johansson, L Christoffer ^a   Engel, Sophia ^a   Baird, Emily ^a   Dacke, Marie ^a   Muijres, Florian T ^a,b   Hedenström, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Beetles; Flight

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; EFFICIENCY; WAKES;

AERODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY; AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; BEETLES; BODY VORTICES; DOWNSTROKES; FLIGHT; NEGATIVE INTERACTION; QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT; VERTICAL FORCE; WING SPAN;

VORTEX FLOW;

ARTICLE; BEETLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELYTRA; FLYING; FORCE; FORELIMB; HELIOCOPRIS HAMADRYAS; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROTATION; VORTEX MOTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84866250834     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0053     Document Type: Article

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