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| Title |
Surpassing Mt. Everest: extreme flight performance of alpine bumble-bees
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Biology Letters, February 2014
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| DOI | 10.1098/rsbl.2013.0922 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael E. Dillon, Robert Dudley |
| Abstract |
Animal flight at altitude involves substantial aerodynamic and physiological challenges. Hovering at high elevations is particularly demanding from the dual perspectives of lift and power output; nevertheless, some volant insects reside and fly at elevations in excess of 4000 m. Here, we demonstrate that alpine bumble-bees possess substantial aerodynamic reserves, and can sustain hovering flight under hypobaria at effective elevations in excess of 9000 m, i.e. higher than Mt. Everest. Modulation of stroke amplitude and not wingbeat frequency is the primary means of compensation for overcoming the aerodynamic challenge. The presence of such excess capacity in a high-altitude bumble-bee is surprising and suggests intermittent behavioural demands for extreme flight performance supplemental to routine foraging. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 84 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 15 | 18% |
| United States | 8 | 10% |
| Japan | 4 | 5% |
| Australia | 4 | 5% |
| Canada | 3 | 4% |
| Finland | 2 | 2% |
| Iceland | 1 | 1% |
| Sweden | 1 | 1% |
| Mexico | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 9 | 11% |
| Unknown | 36 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 64 | 76% |
| Scientists | 14 | 17% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 6% |
| Unknown | 1 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 146 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6 | 4% |
| United States | 3 | 2% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Poland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 133 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 20% |
| Researcher | 21 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 6% |
| Other | 23 | 16% |
| Unknown | 26 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 76 | 52% |
| Engineering | 15 | 10% |
| Environmental Science | 12 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 3% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 9 | 6% |
| Unknown | 26 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 286. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 December 2023.
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#1,056
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