Three-dimensional reconstructions come to life--interactive 3D PDF animations in functional morphology. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Digital surface mesh models based on segmented datasets have become an integral part of studies on animal anatomy and functional morphology; usually, they are published as static images, movies or as interactive PDF files.
Thomas van de Kamp +4 more
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The thorax of the cave cricket Troglophilus neglectus: anatomical adaptations in an ancient wingless insect lineage (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae) [PDF]
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2016 Thoracic muscles of different representatives of Polyneoptera homologized following nomenclature by [ 36 ].
Fanny Leubner +2 more
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The Auditory System of the Dipteran Parasitoid Emblemasoma auditrix (Sarcophagidae) [PDF]
Journal of Insect Science, 2016 Several taxa of insects evolved a tympanate ear at different body positions, whereby the ear is composed of common parts: a scolopidial sense organ, a tracheal air space, and a tympanal membrane. Here, we analyzed the anatomy and physiology of the ear at
Kampschulte, Marian +5 more
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Standard methods for Apis mellifera anatomy and dissection [PDF]
, 2013 An understanding of the anatomy and functions of internal and external structures is fundamental to many studies on the honey bee Apis mellifera. Similarly, proficiency in dissection techniques is vital for many more complex procedures.
CASAGRANDE-JALORETTO D C +9 more
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In Vivo Time- Resolved Microtomography Reveals the Mechanics of the Blowfly Flight Motor [PDF]
, 2014 Dipteran flies are amongst the smallest and most agile of flying animals. Their wings are driven indirectly by large power muscles, which cause cyclical deformations of the thorax that are amplified through the intricate wing hinge.
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Auto-spermatophore extrusion in male crickets [PDF]
, 2003 The reproductive cycle of the male cricket consists of the mating stage and the sexually refractory stage. The latter is further divided into the first refractory stage (RS1) from spermatophore extrusion in copulation to spermatophore preparation after ...
Kumashiro, Mikihiko +2 more
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Neuromuscular systems in the fifth instar larva of silkworm Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae): II- Abdominal musculature and its innervation [PDF]
, 2009 The gross organisation of abdominal musculature and its innervation by segmental ganglionic nerves were studied in the fifth instar larva of Bombyx mori. The musculature comprises dorsal, ventral and lateral groups of muscles, represented as external and
Muralimohan, P., Sivaprasad, S.
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Summation of visual and mechanosensory feedback in Drosophila flight control [PDF]
, 2004 The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster relies on feedback from multiple sensory modalities to control flight maneuvers. Two sensory organs, the compound eyes and mechanosensory hindwings called halteres, are capable of encoding angular velocity of the ...
Dickinson, Michael H., Sherman, Alana
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Flight of the dragonflies and damselflies [PDF]
, 2016 This work is a synthesis of our current understanding of the mechanics, aerodynamics and visually mediated control of dragonfly and damselfly flight, with the addition of new experimental and computational data in several key areas.
Alexander DE +29 more
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Cricket antennae shorten when bending (Acheta domesticus L.). [PDF]
, 2014 Insect antennae are important mechanosensory and chemosensory organs. Insect appendages, such as antennae, are encased in a cuticular exoskeleton and are thought to bend only between segments or subsegments where the cuticle is thinner, more flexible, or
Bustamante, Jorge +2 more
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