Aerodynamic performance of a hovering hawkmoth with flexible wings: a computational approach.

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Published in Proc Biol Sci on August 10, 2011

Authors

Toshiyuki Nakata1, Hao Liu

Author Affiliations

1: Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.

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