endurance

[Koen Berwaerts]

Hi Bill,

If I understand this correctly: you would attach extra mass on the thorax and
let them fly ? How would you keep them aloft ?
Can you tell me something more about these infra red sensor guns ?

Thanks
koen

Bill Cornelius wrote:

> Koen:
> How about body weight times (or divided by) seconds aloft? Maybe
> incorporate caloric expenditure too with one of those infra red sensor
> guns (since I don't have to pay for it).
> Bill
>
> Koen Berwaerts wrote:
>
> > Hi all !
> >
> > Can anyone tell me how you can quantify flight endurance in butterflies
> > ?
> >
> > Thanks
> > koen
> >
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> > Koen Berwaerts
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Laboratory of Animal Ecology
Department of Biology
University of Antwerp (U.I.A.)
Universiteitsplein 1
B-2610 Wilrijk (Antwerp) - Belgium

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