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Ultrastructure of dragonfly wing veins: composite structure of fibrous material supplemented by resilin

Dragonflies count among the most skilful of the flying insects. Their exceptional aerodynamic performance has been the subject of various studies. Morphological and kinematic investigations have showed that dragonfly wings, though being rather stiff, are able to undergo passive deformation during fl...

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Published in:J Anat
Main Authors: Appel, Esther, Heepe, Lars, Lin, Chung-Ping, Gorb, Stanislav N
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4580113/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26352411
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joa.12362
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