Insects Functional Morphology, Biomechanics and Biomimetics

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; Mathematics and Science; Zoology and animal sciences; aerodynamics; animal flight; antennal hearing; attachment; bending; biological structures; biomechanics; camber; Chironomus riparius; computer vision; confocal laser scanning microscopy; control; cornus; deformation; digital image processing; Diptera; dynamics; egg dispersal; elevation angle; energy-saving strategies; Erthesina fullo; feeding; feeding performance; finite element modelling; flight; flight force; geometric morphometrics; glue; ground type; honey bee; insect-plant relations; insects; jump; kinematics; locomotion; locust; mesh generation; morphology; mouth parts anatomy; mouthparts; multimodal sensor; n/a; nectar feeding behaviour; oviposition; ovipositor; physical models; plant surface interactions; predation; reaction force; Reduviidae; sensillum; simulation; Siricidae; taxonomy; torsion; ultramorphology; walking leaf; wing; wing structure; wings
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (167 p.)
• ISBN: 9783036528922; 9783036528939; books978-3-0365-2892-2
• Access: Open Access

In this thematic series, engineers and scientists come together to address two interesting interdisciplinary questions in functional morphology and biomechanics: How do the structure and material determine the function of insect body parts? How can insects inspire engineering innovations?