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Functional Wing Morphology

Functional Wing Morphology is a specialized subfield within wing morphology that focuses on the structural and aerodynamic characteristics of wings as they relate to flight performance and ecological adaptation.

78

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5.1K

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196

Authors

102

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

78

Morpho butterfly wing scales demonstrate highly selective vapour response

Radislav A. Potyrailo, Helen Ghiradella, A. Vertiatchikh et al. · Nature Photonics · 2007 · 565 citations

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Silent night: adaptive disappearance of a sexual signal in a parasitized population of field crickets

Marlene Zuk, John T. Rotenberry, Robin M. Tinghitella · Biology Letters · 2006 · 432 citations · Full text

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Support and deformability in insect wings

Robin J. Wootton · Journal of Zoology · 1981 · 329 citations

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Generation of a novel wing colour pattern by the Wingless morphogen

Thomas Werner, Shigeyuki Koshikawa, Thomas M. Williams et al. · Nature · 2010 · 229 citations

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Flight behaviour of seabirds in relation to wind direction and wing morphology

Larry B. Spear, David G. Ainley · Ibis · 1997 · 185 citations · Full text

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Authors

196

  1. DG
    Doekele G. Stavenga

    University of Groningen, Netherlands

    4 publications · 299 citations

    4

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  2. RJ
    Robin J. Wootton

    University of Exeter, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 551 citations

    4

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  3. JG
    Joel G. Kingsolver

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    4 publications · 289 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. BD
    Bodo D. Wilts

    Adolphe Merkle Institute, Switzerland

    3 publications · 121 citations

    3

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  5. AR
    A. Roland Ennos

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 199 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

102

  1. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    898 citations

  2. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    399 citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    633 citations

  4. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    200 citations

  5. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    82 citations

  6. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    13 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. Institute of Entomology

    České Budějovice, Czechia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    82 citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    87 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Evolutionary Biology

    JEB · 4 publications · 109 citations

    4

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  2. Journal of Insect Physiology

    3 publications · 187 citations

    3

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  3. Journal of Experimental Biology

    3 publications · 134 citations

    3

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  4. Journal of Zoology

    3 publications · 372 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. Evolution

    3 publications · 193 citations

    3

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