Entomologist in the house???

[anonymous]

Hi

I’m looking for flight BPS ( wing beats per second)

[John Bennett]

Will the only one I know of tat may be able to help you is Dr. Ian Martin. He’s writen books on the Grand River, guides (AFAIK) and is envoled with “Friends of the Grand”.

http://www.grandriverguides.com/

Failing that
You might be able to contact him through “Fly Fisherman mag”
http://www.flyfisherman.com/westerncanada/grandriver/

Or through the FoTGR
http://www.friendsofthegrandriver.com/index.html

[mark s]

Will,

Not to plug my old school, but check out this link.

[Andrew Barclay]

I took a few minutes and looked around the science database’s available through the campus library where I work.

[Andrew Barclay]

I just realized BPS was probably better than wingbeats.

[anonymous]

Hi

wow ty for the

[Andrew Barclay]

Hey Will
I didn’t have a chance to look again last week, but did some digging today.

[anonymous]

Thanks Andrew – the search goes on.

Will

[Rob Snowhite]

we only (math equations) studied flicker fusion frequency and stridulations/minute to tell temperature in entomology

the insects by r.f. chapman p. 204

The Insects: Structure and Function – Google Books Result
by Reginald Frederick Chapman – 1998 – Nature – 770 pages
9.8.4 Wingbeat frequency Amongst the Odonata and orthopteroid insects, … Blattodea Mantodea — Orthoptera — Plecoptera — synchronous flight — Neuroptera …
books.google.com/books?isbn=0521578906…

[anonymous]

Ty Rob for the leads.

Apparantly insect flight is a rather

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