Quantifying the Aerodynamic Power Required for Flight and Testing for Adaptive Wind Drift in Passion-Vine Butterflies <i>Heliconius sara</i> (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Quantifying the Aerodynamic Power Required for Flight and Testing for Adaptive Wind Drift in Passion-Vine Butterflies <i>Heliconius sara</i> (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Although theoretical work on optimal migration has been largely restricted to birds, relevant free-flight data are now becoming available for migratory insects. Here we report, for the first time in passion-vine butterflies, that <i>Heliconius sara</i> migrates directionally. To test opt...

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Main Authors: Robert B. Srygley, Robert Dudley, Edgar J. Hernandez, Franz Kainz, Andre J. Riveros, Charlie P. Ellington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
biomechanics
behavioral ecology
free flight
rainforest
locomotion
kinematics
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/2/112

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