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Wing singing: the interdependency of mosquito acoustics and aerodynamics
Objectives
This project aims to approach a more unified understanding of mosquito acoustic communication and its relation to underlying aerodynamic requirements with a view to develop novel vector control strategies.
Animal flight is a complex phenomenon, poised at the interface of neurobiology and fluid dynamics. The beating wings of mosquitoes produce aerodynamic forces and also the sound signals necessary for mid-flight acoustic courtship. This poses a considerable challenge for the flight control system because a flight-related change of wingbeat kinematics can directly affect acoustic communication, and vice versa. Anopheles mosquitoes alone are linked to 500,000 human deaths each year from malaria.
Sep 2020 — Sep 2024
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