Testing the gearbox hypothesis for insect flight control
Abin Ghosh, Girish Kumar G.S., Sanjay P. Sane
This study tests the gearbox hypothesis for insect flight control by ablating the pleural wing process in freely flying houseflies and finds no significant difference in wingbeat amplitude modulation during turns.
Journal of Experimental Biology · Sep 7, 2026Peer-reviewedZoology