1976
Preflight behaviour and the initiation of flight in tethered and unrestrained dragonfly, Calopteryx splendens (Harris) (Zygoptera: Calopterygidae)
Publication
Publication
Odonatologica , Volume 5 - Issue 1 p. 59- 64
The start of flight in C. splendens was investigated using high-speed photography and electrophysiological techniques. Occasional preflight neuromuscular activity and wing vibrations are considered as warm-up behaviour. Flight begins with a downstroke, and typical calopterygoid wing coordination is established in the first wingbeat cycle: the hindwings lead in downstroke, and the forewings lead in upstroke.
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Organisation | Societas Internationalis Odonatologica |
R. Rudolph. (1976). Preflight behaviour and the initiation of flight in tethered and unrestrained dragonfly, Calopteryx splendens (Harris) (Zygoptera: Calopterygidae). Odonatologica, 5(1), 59–64. |