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Bats actively modulate membrane compliance to control camber and reduce drag

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  • معلومة اضافية
    • الموضوع:
      2022
    • Collection:
      University of Southampton: e-Prints Soton
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Bat wing skin is exceptionally compliant and cambers significantly during flight. Plagiopatagiales proprii, arrays of small muscles embedded in the armwing membrane, are activated during flight and are hypothesized to modulate membrane tension. We examined the function of these muscles using Jamaican fruit bats, Artibeus jamaicensis. When these muscles were paralyzed using botulinum toxin, the bats preferred flight speed decreased and they were unable to fly at very low speeds. Paralysis of the plagiopatagiales also resulted in increased armwing camber consistent with a hypothesized role of modulating aeroelastic interactions. Other compensatory kinematics included increased downstroke angle and increased wingbeat amplitude. These results are consistent with the bats experiencing increased drag and flight power costs associated with the loss of wing-membrane control. Our results indicate that A. jamaicensis likely always employ their wing membrane muscles during sustained flight to control camber and to enhance flight efficiency over a wide flight envelope.
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    • Relation:
      https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/470621/1/jeb243974.pdf; Cheney, Jorn A., Rehm, Jeremy C., Swartz, Sharon M. and Breuer, Kenneth S. (2022) Bats actively modulate membrane compliance to control camber and reduce drag. Journal of Experimental Biology, 225 (14), [jeb243974]. (doi:10.1242/jeb.243974 ).
    • الدخول الالكتروني :
      https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/470621/
      https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/470621/1/jeb243974.pdf
    • Rights:
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    • الرقم المعرف:
      edsbas.A33225EA