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Optimal strategies for insects migrating in the flight boundary layer: mechanisms and consequences
2007
Integrative and Comparative Biology
Synopsis Directed aerial displacement requires that a volant organism's airspeed exceeds ambient wind speed. For biologically relevant altitudes, wind speed increases exponentially with increased height above the ground. Thus, dispersal of most insects is influenced by atmospheric conditions. However, insects that fly close to the Earth's surface displace within the flight boundary layer where insect airspeeds are relatively high. Over the past 17 years, we have studied boundary-layer insects
doi:10.1093/icb/icn011
pmid:21669778
fatcat:5trywu2urna4xgq3dxtolyh4ku