Neuromuscular and biomechanical compensation for wing asymmetry in insect hovering flight

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 3631-3638

  Fernández, María José ^a   Springthorpe, Dwight ^b   Hedrick, Tyson L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Manduca sexta; Stability; Wingbeat kinematics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; FLYING; FORELIMB; INJURY; MANDUCA; PHYSIOLOGY; TORQUE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MANDUCA; PHYSICAL EXERTION; TORQUE; WING;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; MANDUCA SEXTA; SPHINGIDAE;

EID: 84866863983     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.073627     Document Type: Article

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