Multiple leading edge vortices of unexpected strength in freely flying hawkmoth

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Johansson, L Christoffer ^a   Engel, Sophia ^a   Kelber, Almut ^a   Heerenbrink, Marco Klein ^a   Hedenström, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FLYING; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MOTHS;

EID: 84888270571     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03264     Document Type: Article

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