Biomimicry of the Hawk Moth, Manduca sexta (L.), Produces an Improved Flapping-Wing Mechanism
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عنوان ژورنال: Biomimetics
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2313-7673
DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics5020025