A Differential Anemometer for Measuring the Turning Tendency of Insects in Stationary Flight
- 30 September 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 153 (3744), 1634-1636
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.153.3744.1634
Abstract
A pair of thermistors forming part of a direct current bridge circuit was mounted in the wake of a moth in stationary flight. Differential changes in the thermistors' resistance provided a sensitive index of changes in the direction of the airstream as the insect made attempts to turn away from a source of ultrasonic pulses.Keywords
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