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An inverse problems approach to micro-PIV for measuring flow around freely flying tiny insects
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Comparative biomechanics of movement
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Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (2025) 228 (8): jeb249417.
Published: 24 April 2025
... −1 downward jet as the wings clap together. Our technique can validate numerical simulations of tiny insect flight and measure the aerodynamics of various insect species exhibiting high morphological diversity. Author for correspondence ( [email protected] ) Competing interests...
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Lana J. de Vries, Frank van Langevelde, Johan L. van Leeuwen, Marc Naguib, Remco P. M. Pieters, Florian T. Muijres
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Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (2025) 228 (6): jeb249380.
Published: 25 March 2025
... of the landing behaviour of bees will provide a better understanding of the way bees land on flowers in nature. Dr J. L. Dobberke Foundation Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences Bee vision Bombus terrestris Insect flight Optic expansion Optic flow Sensory-motor control...
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Flight power muscles have a coordinated, causal role in controlling hawkmoth pitch turns
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Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (2024) 227 (24): jeb246840.
Published: 18 December 2024
... to flight shows precise timing of single muscles does not produce precise turns, highlighting the importance of coordination across the entire motor program. Motor control Neuromechanics Manduca sexta Muscle coordination Insect flight Stimulation Air Force Office of Scientific Research...
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Bumblebees compensate for the adverse effects of sidewind during visually guided landings
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Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (2024) 227 (8): jeb245432.
Published: 22 April 2024
... can still land precisely on artificial flowers, allowing them to be efficacious and robust pollinators in these adverse environmental conditions. Bombus terrestris Biomechanics Control theory Insect flight Maneuverability Sensorimotor control Nederlandse Organisatie voor...
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A hull reconstruction–reprojection method for pose estimation of free-flying fruit flies
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Comparative biomechanics of movement
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Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (2023) 226 (21): jeb245853.
Published: 3 November 2023
...Roni Maya; Noam Lerner; Omri Ben-Dov; Arion Pons; Tsevi Beatus ABSTRACT Understanding the mechanisms of insect flight requires high-quality data of free-flight kinematics, e.g. for comparative studies or genetic screens. Although recent improvements in high-speed videography allow us to acquire...
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Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (2023) 226 (17): jeb245956.
Published: 1 September 2023
... on a functional model of the visual-motor insect flight control system, whereby flying at a constant optical expansion rate would result in a linear reduction in flight speed with reducing distance from the landing platform ( Baird et al., 2013 ; Goyal et al., 2021 ). Thus, flying at a constant optical expansion...
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Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (2023) 226 (9): jeb245063.
Published: 11 May 2023
... that abdomen flexion can inertially redirect the thorax to add constructively to wing steering efforts. Our work argues for considering the role of the abdomen in tethered insect flight experiments that use force/torque sensors . Taken together, the hawkmoth abdomen can regulate wing torques in free flight...
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Divergence of climbing escape flight performance in Morpho butterflies living in different microhabitats
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Comparative biomechanics of movement
Camille Le Roy, Nicolas Silva, Ramiro Godoy-Diana, Vincent Debat, Violaine Llaurens, Florian Titus Muijres
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Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (2022) 225 (15): jeb243867.
Published: 2 August 2022
... morphometrics: Shared ancestry and selection drive the evolution of wing size and shape in Morpho butterflies . Evolution 70 , 181 - 194 . 10.1111/evo.12842 Combes , S. A. and Dudley , R. ( 2009 ). Turbulence-driven instabilities limit insect flight performance . Proc. Natl. Acad...
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Bumblebees display characteristics of active vision during robust obstacle avoidance flight
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Sridhar Ravi, Tim Siesenop, Olivier J. Bertrand, Liang Li, Charlotte Doussot, Alex Fisher, William H. Warren, Martin Egelhaaf
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Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (2022) 225 (4): jeb243021.
Published: 18 February 2022
... . 10.3389/fnbeh.2020.606590 Dudley , R. ( 2002 ). The Biomechanics of Insect Flight: Form, Function, Evolution . Princeton University Press . Egelhaaf , M. , Kern , R. , Lindemann , J. P. , Braun , E. and Geurten , B. ( 2010 ). Active vision in blowflies...
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Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (2022) 225 (1): jeb242872.
Published: 11 January 2022
... Article: Wing damage in house flies progresses according to a logistic function, albeit with large inter-individual differences; animals can still fly with two-thirds of wing area remaining. Insect flight Loss of wing area Locomotor capacity Musca domestica Agence Nationale de la...
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Orientation to polarized light in tethered flying honeybees
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J Exp Biol (2020) 223 (23): jeb228254.
Published: 3 December 2020
... for steering. Insect flight Polarization vision Dorsal rim area Polarotaxis Navigation As a result of sunlight scattering in the atmosphere, the skylight is partially plane polarized and the celestial e-vectors are arranged in a concentric pattern around the sun ( Strutt, 1871 ; Wehner, 1997...
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Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (2020) 223 (15): jeb221499.
Published: 13 August 2020
... pteropod Cuvierina atlantica generates thrust by using a novel cylindrical ‘overlap-and-fling’ maneuver twice during each wingstroke. Leading edge vortex Pteropod PIV Soft robotics Flexible Insect flight The aerodynamics of flapping flight by insects, birds and other organisms...
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How do hoverflies use their righting reflex?
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J Exp Biol (2020) 223 (13): jeb215327.
Published: 2 July 2020
... ). The aerodynamics and control of free flight manoeuvres in Drosophila . Philos. Trans. R. Soc. B Biol. Sci. 371 . 10.1098/rstb.2015.0388 Dickinson , M. H. , Lehmann , F.-O. and Sane , S. P. ( 1999 ). Wing rotation and the aerodynamic basis of insect flight . Science 284 , 1954 - 1960...
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Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (2020) 223 (11): jeb210104.
Published: 8 June 2020
... ( Borst et al., 2010 ; Hausen and Egelhaaf, 1989 ), which is sensitive to image temporal frequency that depends on the image spatial frequency at a given retinal slip velocity ( Borst and Egelhaaf, 1989 ). Visual control Optic flow Insect flight Locomotor constraint Summary: When...
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Effects of FABP knockdown on flight performance of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria
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J Exp Biol (2019) 222 (21): jeb203455.
Published: 6 November 2019
... knockdown in locust flight muscle prevents extended flight activity. RNAi Fatty acid binding protein Insect flight Lipid transport For many centuries, locusts have inflicted severe damage to human populations in African and Asian countries. Every few years, when weather conditions...
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Comparative biomechanics of movement
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Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (2019) 222 (4): jeb187211.
Published: 19 February 2019
.... Biochem. Physiol. A Physiol. 116 , 223 - 238 . 10.1016/S0300-9629(96)00162-4 Dudley , R. ( 2002 ). The Biomechanics of Insect Flight: Form, Function, Evolution . Princeton University Press . Dudley , T. R. and Ellington , C. P. ( 1990 ). Mechanics of forward flight...
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Role of outstretched forelegs of flying beetles revealed and demonstrated by remote leg stimulation in free flight
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J Exp Biol (2017) 220 (19): 3499–3507.
Published: 1 October 2017
... in hummingbirds. I. Flight kinematics . J. Exp. Biol. 219 , 3518 - 3531 . 10.1242/jeb.137539 Combes , S. A. and Dudley , R. ( 2009 ). Turbulence-driven instabilities limit insect flight performance . Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 106 , 9105 - 9108 . 10.1073/pnas.0902186106 Crowson...
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Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (2017) 220 (8): 1382–1395.
Published: 15 April 2017
... explore how the flight apparatus has evolved to meet the steep demands of flight in smaller insects. Miniaturization Biomechanics Asynchronous muscles Insect flight Gear box Clutch mechanism Mechanical linkages Insects are by far the most successful metazoan taxa and represent over 60...
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Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (2016) 219 (23): 3759–3772.
Published: 1 December 2016
...://www.biologists.com/user-licence-1-1/ Highlighted Article: Long bristles on the wings of the smallest insects reduce the force required to ‘fling’ the wings apart while still maintaining lift. Insect flight Biomechanics Clap and fling Intermediate Reynolds numbers Computational fluid dynamics...
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Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (2016) 219 (21): 3384–3390.
Published: 1 November 2016
.... ( 2009 ). Wind tunnel tests for a flapping wing model with a changeable camber using macro-fiber composite actuators . Smart Mater. Struct. 18 , 024008 . 10.1088/0964-1726/18/2/024008 Miller , L. A. and Peskin , C. S. ( 2009 ). Flexible clap and fling in tiny insect flight . J...
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