This review is principally concerned with adaptations of insect wings to flight. Evolution and
functional differentiation of wings are discussed in the first section, with reference to variable …

The use of available morphological characters in the interpretation of the flight of insects
known only as fossils is reviewed, and the principles are then applied to elucidating the flight …

Insect wings are mounted on hinges, restricting the extent to which their bases can be
supinated for the upstroke. The forewings of many insects therefore include devices that …

Two lines of Drosophila melanogaster from the same base population were selected in
opposite directions to produce simultaneous antagonistic changes in two very small (less …

Relative movements of the main wing areas around the major flexion lines are compared
during wing folding at rest, and during the supinatory phase of the flight cycle, which …

Le chant d'appel de deux espèces de grillons (Eneoptera guyanensis et Lerneca
fuscipennis) est caractérisé par d'importantes modulations de fréquence. De telles …

The morphology, ultrastructure, innervation and physiology of the third axillary muscle in
Manduca sexta were examined to investigate the role of this muscle in flight. The muscle …

A leading hypothesis for the origin of insect wings is that they evolved from thoracic gills that
were serial homologues of the abdominal gills present in fossil pterygotes and in the …

The tropical butterfly, Bicyclus anynana, is highly polyphenic in response to seasonal
changes (temperature and rainfall) in Malawi. The wing pattern varies considerably between …

Cricket stridulums and calls are highly stereotyped, except those with greatly modified
tegmina and/or vena-tion, or''unusual''frequency, duration and/or intensity. This acoustic …