Muscle efficiency in hovering flight
| Value | 9 % |
|---|---|
| Organism | Fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster |
| Reference | Lehmann FO, Dickinson MH. The changes in power requirements and muscle efficiency during elevated force production in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. J Exp Biol. 1997 Apr200(Pt 7):1133-43. p.1142 left column top paragraphPubMed ID9131808 |
| Comments | "The value of 9 % reported here for hovering flight in D. melanogaster is consistent with these previous measurements (BNID 109844)." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 109845 |