MCWILLIAMS, Scott R.*; KEARNEY, Shannon B. ; KARASOV, William H. : Diet preferences of warblers for specific fatty acids in relation to nutritional requirements and digestive capabilities. During energy-demanding periods of the annual cycle such as migration or during cold days in winter, birds store fat comprised mostly of 16- or 18-carbon unsaturated fatty acids. […]

BIRCH, J.M.*; DICKINSON, M.D.: The influence of wing-wake interactions on aerodynamic force generation in insects The aerodynamic forces that wings generate are dependent on both fluid velocity and angle of attack. A complicated relationship develops between the wing and these two parameters during the flapping of hovering flight. During hovering, each stroke generates a wake […]

ROBERTS, SP*; FRAZIER, MR; KIRKTON, SD; HARRISON, JF: Temperature Sensitivity of Drosophila Development and Flight Performance In Drosophila and other small dipterans, wing length and body size are inversely related to developmental temperature. It has been hypothesized that dipteran wing-loading decreases following development at low temperatures and that this is an adaptive response to enhance […]

TRIMBLE, A.C.: Musculoskeletal Control of Flight in the Hawkmoth Manduca sexta: a new model coupling muscle forces to wing motion. Insect flight arises from complex interactions of the nervous system, muscles, exoskeleton and aerodynamics. Physical coupling of the power muscles to the wings through the thoracic exoskeleton forms the core of the flight apparatus. The […]

FRY, SN *; DICKINSON, MH: Kinematics and aerodynamics of free flight maneuvers in Drosophila The impressive aerial maneuvers performed by flies pose interesting questions for neurophysiology, biomechanics and behavior. Recent research has identified several unsteady aerodynamic mechanisms that explain how hovering insects generate lift forces large enough to remain aloft. With this knowledge as a […]

FLICK, K.C.; TU, M.S.; DANIEL, T.L.: Flight control by steering muscles in Manduca sexta Coupling between neural control, musculoskeletal mechanics, and aerodynamics remains a central issue in the study of insect flight. The large size and stereotyped flight behaviors of the hawkmoth, Manduca sexta, make it an attractive animal in which to investigate wing hinge […]

COMBES, S.A.; DANIEL, T.L.: Dynamic bending in insect wings: origins and consequences of structural complexity Insect wings are complex, flexible structures displaying both inhomogeneous and anisotropic mechanical properties. While several studies have addressed the complexity of insect wing structure from a qualitative standpoint, we lack an understanding of how wing structure affects dynamic wing bending, […]

SANE, Sanjay P.; DICKINSON, Michael H.: The isolation and modeling of wake capture during insect flight During flight, insects control the aerodynamic forces on their wings through subtle alterations in their wing kinematics. These alterations allow the insects to generate the requisite moments for control of pitch, roll or yaw while maintaining sufficient lift to […]

WARD, A.B.; AZIZI, E: Kinematics of the Startle Response in Elongate Fishes and Amphibians Escape responses in fishes have typically been described as C-starts which are characterized by two kinematic stages: a rapid unilateral bend occurs in stage one and a propulsive wave is passed in stage two. Our observations indicate that, when startled, elongate […]

CLARKE, J. A.; GAUTHIER, J. A.; NORELL, M. A.; QIANG, Ji: Justified inference and the origin of an avian propatagium Most versions of the arboreal theory for the origin of avian flight assume that a propatagium – a membrane spanning the gap between shoulder and wrist – was associated a gliding phase prior to active […]