In Vivo Time- Resolved Microtomography Reveals the Mechanics of the Blowfly Flight Motor

Walker, S M; Schwyn, D A; Mokso, R; Wicklein, M; Muller, T; Doube, M; Stampanoni, M; Krapp, H G; Taylor, G K

Abstract

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. Asymmetric flight manoeuvres are controlled by 13 pairs of steering muscles acting directly on the wing articulations. Collectively the steering muscles account for

Citation

Walker, S. M., Schwyn, D. A., Mokso, R., Wicklein, M., Muller, T., Doube, M., …Taylor, G. K. (in press). In Vivo Time- Resolved Microtomography Reveals the Mechanics of the Blowfly Flight Motor. PLoS Biology, 12(3), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001823

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 12, 2014
• Deposit Date: Nov 11, 2014
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 21, 2020
• Journal: PLOS Biology
• Print ISSN: 1544-9173
• Publisher: Public Library of Science
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 3
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001823
• Public URL: https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1406002
• Additional Information: Corporate Creators : Imperial College London, Oxford, Paul Scherrer Institute, Swiss Fed Inst of Tech, Zurich