Time-Varying Wing-Twist Improves Aerodynamic Efficiency of Forward Flight in Butterflies

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Lingxiao Zheng,

Affiliation Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Tyson L. Hedrick,

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Rajat Mittal

* E-mail: mittal@jhu.edu

Affiliation Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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