Insect Flight

J. W. S. Pringle

ISBN 10: 0521135001 / ISBN 13: 9780521135009

Published by Cambridge University Press, GB, 2010

About this Item

Throughout the 1950s, methods of experimental analysis led to a great increase in knowledge of the machinery of insect flight. In this 1957 monograph, Dr Pringle brings together the results of his investigations of the mechanics of wing motion, the structure and physiology of flight muscle, aerodynamics, sense organs and nervous co-ordination, and shows how a common structural plan has been perfected during the course of evolution to produce the variety of form and function found in the different insect orders. Of particular interest is the special type of muscle found only in the higher insects and responsible for the very high wing-beat frequencies of some flies and bees. Many different lines of approach have contributed to the understanding of insect flight, and the subject is of great interest to entomologists, comparative physiologists and biological engineers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Insect Flight
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521135001
• ISBN 13: 9780521135009
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 190 grams

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Synopsis

Throughout the 1950s, methods of experimental analysis led to a great increase in knowledge of the machinery of insect flight. In this 1957 monograph, Dr Pringle brings together the results of his investigations of the mechanics of wing motion, the structure and physiology of flight muscle, aerodynamics, sense organs and nervous co-ordination, and shows how a common structural plan has been perfected during the course of evolution to produce the variety of form and function found in the different insect orders. Of particular interest is the special type of muscle found only in the higher insects and responsible for the very high wing-beat frequencies of some flies and bees. Many different lines of approach have contributed to the understanding of insect flight, and the subject is of great interest to entomologists, comparative physiologists and biological engineers.

Book Description

In this 1957 monograph, Dr Pringle brings together the results of his investigations of the mechanics of wing motion, physiology of flight as well as detailed observations on the structure of the different flying insect orders. This subject is of great interest to entomologists, comparative physiologists and biological engineers.