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Insects, 2020 House flies (Musca domestica L.) are common synanthropic pests associated with confined animal operations, including dairy farms. House flies can cause substantial nuisance and may transmit human and animal pathogens.
Levi K. Zahn, Alec C. Gerry
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Ecosphere, 2023 Surveying animal populations using drones (unoccupied aircraft systems [UAS]) provides numerous advantages; however, few best practices exist to survey animal communities with drones.
Landon R. Jones +7 more
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Wing Design in Flies: Properties and Aerodynamic Function
Insects, 2020 The shape and function of insect wings tremendously vary between insect species. This review is engaged in how wing design determines the aerodynamic mechanisms with which wings produce an air momentum for body weight support and flight control.
Swathi Krishna +4 more
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A dynamics and stability framework for avian jumping take-off [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Jumping take-off in birds is an explosive behaviour with the goal of providing a rapid transition from ground to airborne locomotion. An effective jump is predicated on the need to maintain dynamic stability through the acceleration phase.
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Humming hummingbirds, insect flight tones, and a model of animal flight sound [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 2020 Why do hummingbirds hum and insects whine when their wings flap in flight? Gutin proposed that a spinning propeller produces tonal sound because the location of the center of aerodynamic pressure on each blade oscillates relative to an external receiver.
Christopher J. Clark, Emily A. Mistick
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FMRFa receptor stimulated Ca2+ signals alter the activity of flight modulating central dopaminergic neurons in Drosophila melanogaster. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2018 Neuropeptide signaling influences animal behavior by modulating neuronal activity and thus altering circuit dynamics. Insect flight is a key innate behavior that very likely requires robust neuromodulation.
Preethi Ravi +2 more
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Hovering hummingbird wing aerodynamics during the annual cycle. II. Implications of wing feather moult [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Birds usually moult their feathers in a particular sequence which may incur aerodynamic, physiological and behavioural implications. Among birds, hummingbirds are unique species in their sustained hovering flight.
Yonathan Achache +2 more
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Resolution of a paradox: Hummingbird flight at high elevation does not come without a cost [PDF]
, 2004 Flight at high elevation is energetically demanding because of parallel reductions in air density and oxygen availability. The hovering flight of hummingbirds is one of the most energetically expensive forms of animal locomotion, but hummingbirds are ...
Altshuler, Douglas L. +2 more
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A new low-turbulence wind tunnel for animal and small vehicle flight experiments [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 Our understanding of animal flight benefits greatly from specialized wind tunnels designed for flying animals. Existing facilities can simulate laminar flow during straight, ascending and descending flight, as well as at different altitudes. However, the
Daniel B. Quinn +3 more
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Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, 2022 The mouse ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) is both necessary and sufficient for defensive responses to predator and social threats. Defensive behaviors typically involve cautious approach toward potentially threatening stimuli aimed at obtaining ...
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