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Leading-edge vortices in insect flight

19961,726 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Charles P. Ellington · University of Cambridge

Coen van den Berg · University of Cambridge

Alexander P. Willmott · University of Cambridge

Adrian L. R. Thomas · University of Oxford

Topics & Keywords

Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 384, Issue 6610, pp. 626-630

DOI: 10.1038/384626a0

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 402.42

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