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Direct measurement of the performance of the Drosophila jump muscle in whole flies.

Fly - 1 Jan 2000

Elliott Christopher J H, Brunger Holly L, Stark Meg, Sparrow John C

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We have developed a novel apparatus, an ergometer, to simultaneously measure the horizontal and vertical components of the work done during takeoff by the fruitfly, Drosophila. We confirm the anatomical prediction that all the work comes from the middle (mesothoracic) legs. With all six legs on the ergometer platform, displacement is directed roughly 45 degrees forwards or backwards. Both directions are equally...

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PMID: 18820447
DOI: 10.4161/fly.3979

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