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Anisoptera
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Form - function relationships in dragonfly mandibles under an evolutionary perspective
Functional requirements may constrain phenotypic diversification or foster it. For insect mouthparts, the quantification of the relationship between shape and function in an evolutionary framework remained largely unexplored. Here, the question of a functi ...
Royal Soc2017Unsteady fluid dynamics around a hovering flat plate wing
Insect flight is characterised by complex time-dependent flows in response to the unsteady wing movements. Biological fliers exploit the unsteady flow fields to modulate aerodynamic forces, thereby displaying unmatched flight performance, especially in hov ...
EPFL2017Hierarchical assembly of the siliceous skeletal lattice of the hexactinellid sponge Euplectella aspergillum
Despite its inherent mechanical fragility, silica is widely used as a skeletal material in a great diversity of organisms ranging from diatoms and radiolaria to sponges and higher plants. In addition to their micro- and nanoscale structural regularity, man ...
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