Summer Flight Behavior of White-Tailed Deer in Two Adirondack Forests

In this paper, the behavior of ejected jet is studied at three different substrates (conductive, semiconductor and dielectric) in continuous electrohydrodynamic inkjet printing mode. Because the polarization charges will accumulate at the surface of the substrate in a short nozzle-to-collector distance, one can observe that the different flight behavior in the space. Results show that the substrate has little effect on the threshold voltage and the relaxation time of the substrate can be used to indicate the behavior of the jet. When the lifetime of the jet is larger than the relaxation time of the substrate, the jet can be deposited on the substrate regularly. Based on this guideline, a designed parallel lines and grid pattern are fabricated with several micrometers on a silicon substrate. These show that the designed pattern could be fabricated in a controllable jet. In the future, this method is able to be utilized to fabricate the mirco/nano-devices.

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Effects of Adhesive Powders on the Mating and Flight Behavior of Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology ◽

10.1093/jee/99.4.1194 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 99 (4) ◽

pp. 1194-1202 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Clare G. Armsworth ◽

Ian H. Baxter ◽

Lucy E. E. Barton ◽

Guy M. Poppy ◽

Christian Nansen

Keyword(s):

Fruit Fly ◽

Mediterranean Fruit Fly ◽

Flight Behavior

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Calcium Imaging in Drosophila During Walking and Flight Behavior

Biophysical Journal ◽

10.1016/j.bpj.2010.12.735 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 100 (3) ◽

pp. 97a

Author(s):

Johannes D. Seelig ◽

M. Eugenia Chiappe ◽

Gus K. Lott ◽

Michael B. Reiser ◽

Vivek Jayaraman

Keyword(s):

Calcium Imaging ◽

Flight Behavior

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Design and Validation of Computerized Flight-Testing Systems with Controlled Atmosphere for Studying Flight Behavior of Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier)

Sensors ◽

10.3390/s21062112 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (6) ◽

pp. 2112

Author(s):

Maged Mohammed ◽

Hamadttu El-Shafie ◽

Nashi Alqahtani

Keyword(s):

Flight Tunnel ◽

Flight Behavior ◽

Processing Unit ◽

Controlled Atmosphere ◽

Rhynchophorus Ferrugineus ◽

Data Logging ◽

Red Palm Weevil ◽

Flight Testing ◽

Flight Mill ◽

The Mean

Understanding the flight characteristics of insect pests is essential for designing effective strategies and programs for their management. In this study, we designed, constructed, and validated the performance of modern flight-testing systems (flight mill and flight tunnel) for studying the flight behavior of red palm weevil (RPW) Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) under a controlled atmosphere. The flight-testing mill consisted of a flight mill, a testing chamber with an automatically controlled microclimate, and a data logging and processing unit. The data logging and processing unit consisted of a USB digital oscilloscope connected with a laptop. We used MATLAB 2020A to implement a graphical user interface (GUI) for real-time sampling and data processing. The flight-testing tunnel was fitted with a horizontal video camera to photograph the insects during flight. The program of Image-Pro plus V 10.0.8 was used for image processing and numerical data analysis to determine weevil tracking. The mean flight speed of RPW was 82.12 ± 8.5 m/min, and the RPW stopped flying at the temperature of 20 °C. The RPW flight speed in the flight tunnel was slightly higher than that on the flight mill. The angular deceleration was 0.797 rad/s2, and the centripetal force was 0.0203 N when a RPW tethered to the end of the rotating arm. The calculated moment of inertia of the RPW mass and the flight mill's rotating components was 9.521 × 10−3 N m2. The minimum thrust force needed to rotate the flight mill was 1.98 × 10−3 N. Therefore, the minimum power required to rotate the flight mill with the mean revolution per min of 58.02 rpm was approximately 2.589 × 10−3 W. The designed flight-testing systems and their applied software proved productive and useful tools in unveiling essential flight characteristics of test insects in the laboratory.

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Hyperglycemia and fight-flight behavior in nondiabetic and diabetic mice

Physiology & Behavior ◽

10.1016/0031-9384(87)90072-2 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 41 (5) ◽

pp. 397-403 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Woerner P. Meehan ◽

Liane J. Leedom ◽

Takahisa Nagayama ◽

Adina Zeidler

Keyword(s):

Flight Behavior ◽

Diabetic Mice

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Cage size and flight speed of the tobacco hawkmoth Manduca sexta

Journal of Experimental Biology ◽

10.1242/jeb.198.8.1665 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 198 (8) ◽

pp. 1665-1672 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

R Stevenson ◽

K Corbo ◽

L Baca ◽

Q Le

Keyword(s):

Manduca Sexta ◽

Flight Speed ◽

Flight Behavior ◽

Cube Root ◽

The Third ◽

Chamber Volume ◽

Cage Size ◽

Allometric Analysis ◽

Size Limits ◽

Chamber Size

Flight speeds and behaviors of the sphinx moth Manduca sexta were recorded in chambers of four different sizes (0.57, 8.5, 44 and 447 m3). Mean horizontal speed increased linearly with the cube root of chamber volume from 0.57 m s-1 in the smallest chamber to 3.4 m s-1 in the largest. The maximum horizontal speed observed was 5.3 m s-1 in the largest chamber. Speeds decreased linearly with the logarithm of hawkmoth proximity to the wall. In a tunnel chamber (the third largest), moths often flew in a scalloped-shaped path. At the top of the scallop, they glided for 15 wing beats. In the largest chamber, moths could be recorded flying at angles other than horizontal (0 °). At flight angles greater or less than 0 °, mean speed decreased linearly with angle until ±40 °. At greater angles, speeds remained between 1 and 2 m s-1. Moths also flew closer to the wall at flight angles deviating from the horizontal. An allometric analysis of the flight speeds of insects and birds suggests that M. sexta may be able to fly at 710 m s-1. We conclude that chamber size limits the flight speed and modifies the flight behavior of the tobacco hawkmoth.

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