"Flight, Animal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The use of wings or wing-like appendages to remain aloft and move through the air.
MeSH Number(s)
G11.427.590.530.568.304
G11.427.590.530.698.416
Concept/Terms
Flight, Animal- Flight, Animal
- Animal Flight
- Animal Flights
- Flights, Animal
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Flight, Animal" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Flight, Animal" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Flight, Animal" by people in Profiles.
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Convergent regulatory evolution and loss of flight in paleognathous birds. Science. 2019 04 05; 364(6435):74-78.
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The PLOS Biology XV Collection: 15 Years of Exceptional Science Highlighted across 12 Months. PLoS Biol. 2019 02; 17(2):e3000180.
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Testis-specific ATP synthase peripheral stalk subunits required for tissue-specific mitochondrial morphogenesis in Drosophila. BMC Cell Biol. 2017 03 23; 18(1):16.
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Bone-associated gene evolution and the origin of flight in birds. BMC Genomics. 2016 05 18; 17:371.
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Adipokinetic hormone receptor gene identification and its role in triacylglycerol metabolism in the blood-sucking insect Rhodnius prolixus. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2016 Feb; 69:51-60.
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Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation. Science. 2014 Dec 12; 346(6215):1311-20.
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Identification of a new stem cell population that generates Drosophila flight muscles. Elife. 2014 Aug 18; 3.
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Controlling free flight of a robotic fly using an onboard vision sensor inspired by insect ocelli. J R Soc Interface. 2014 Aug 06; 11(97):20140281.
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A spike-timing mechanism for action selection. Nat Neurosci. 2014 Jul; 17(7):962-70.
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Adaptive control of a millimeter-scale flapping-wing robot. Bioinspir Biomim. 2014 Jun; 9(2):025004.