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Humming hummingbirds, insect flight tones and a model of animal flight sound

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1 Published in 2020 at "Journal of Experimental Biology"

DOI: 10.1242/jeb.214965

Abstract: ABSTRACT Why do hummingbirds hum and insects whine when their wings flap in flight? Gutin proposed that a spinning propeller produces tonal sound because the location of the center of aerodynamic pressure on each blade… read more here.

Keywords: insects; flight tones; humming hummingbirds; animal flight ... See more keywords