Category: Wings

Numerical Modeling of Butterfly Scale Structure and a Few of its Physical Properties

Numerical Modeling, Structural Coloration, Reflectance, Fourier Transform, Butterfly, Hydrophobic, Thin Film Optics

Eve Barrette-Vanasse, Anne Laurin, Rus Trana, Jun Xiao

Sleeping in Flight: Adaptations of a Bird’s Brain

Birds, flight, brain function, sleep, REM

Ziyad Bouslama, Young Chae Han, Stephanie Makhlouf, Catherine Xu

Feather Structure and Assembly

Pigmentation, Feathers, Flight Mechanics, Growth and Regeneration, Avian Evolution

Ziyad Bouslama, Young Chae Han, Stephanie Makhlouf, Catherine Xu

Wings: Design Constraints Related to Flight Behaviors in Birds

Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics, Wings, Migration Behaviour and Flight Patterns, Energy, Drag

Ziyad Bouslama, Young Chae Han, Stephanie Makhlouf, Catherine Xu