Open AccessHow Insect Flight Steering Muscles Work
Author(s) -
Anders Hedenström
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001822
Subject(s) - wing , hinge , insect flight , mechanism (biology) , kinematics , biology , anatomy , work (physics) , physics , mechanical engineering , structural engineering , engineering , classical mechanics , quantum mechanics
New imaging research in the blowfly reveals the dynamic movement of the steering muscles and the complex hinge mechanism in flies that enable astonishing flight maneuverability.
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