COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WING APPARATUS AND FLIGHT OF SYRPHID FLIES (DIPTERA: SYRPHIDAE)
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Abstract
Comparative analysis of the wing apparatus and flight in 9 species of flower flies (Syrphidae) is carried out. The obtained data on flight velocity, aerodynamic force, wing-beat frequency, stroke amplitude and stroke plane angle, wing area, body mass and body volume are analyzed as well as correlations between these parameters at the intraspecific and family level. Comparison of representatives of subfamilies Syrphidae and Eristalinae is made.
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O. A. BelyaevRussian Federation
V. S. Chukanov
Russian Federation
S. E. Farisenkov
Russian Federation
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Belyaev O.A., Chukanov V.S., Farisenkov S.E. COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WING APPARATUS AND FLIGHT OF SYRPHID FLIES (DIPTERA: SYRPHIDAE). Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 16. Biologiya. 2014;(1):24-28. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.1234/XXXX-XXXX-2014-1-24-28
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