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      Functional Morphology of Dragonfly Wings


      Esther Appel, Stanislav N. Gorb


      Dragonflies propel themselves skilfully through the air at high speeds and with an exceptional high lift production and manoeuvrability. Many Odonata have vividly coloured wings, which they display to visiting females or rivals in sexual or territory displays. When coming into contact with water, either accidentally, e.g. during fights for their mating area, or during oviposition under water, they are able to recover and directly take off from the water surface. In order to study the morphology, colouration and surface properties of dragonfly wings during the immature and mature adult stage, we use transmission and scanning electron microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, atomic force microscopy, contact angle measurements, micro-CT and high speed video recording.



       
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      Prof. Dr. Stanislav N. Gorb, Chair

      phone: +49 431 8804513
      fax: +49 431 8801389
      email: sgorb@zoologie.uni-kiel.de


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      phone: +49 431 8804514
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      e-mail: aveenendaal@zoologie.uni-kiel.de

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      Zoological Institute
      Functional Morphology and Biomechanics
      10th floor
      Am Botanischen Garten 1-9
      D - 24118 Kiel
      Germany
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