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SUBMITTER: Wang Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5879631 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Qike Q Shang Yidan Y Hilton Douglas S DS Inthavong Kiao K Zhang Dong D Elgar Mark A MA
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20180301 1874
The elaborate bipectinate antennae of male moths are thought to increase their sensitivity to female sex pheromones, and so should be favoured by selection. Yet simple filamentous antennae are the most common structure among moths. The stereotypic arrangements of scales on the surface of antennae may resolve this paradox. We use computational fluid dynamics techniques to model how scales on the filamentous antennae of moths affect the passage of different particles in the airflow across the flag ...[more]