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Hoverflies: Nature's Shape Shifters
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This article from the University of Oxford covers the research analyzing the wings of a hoverfly in flight. It includes a video of the hoverfly and still images of the wings.
http://web.archive.org/web/20130425170616/https://www.ox.ac.uk/med...
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Restriction: © 2009 University of Oxford
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Keywords: flight, insect flight, wings
Record Creator: Metadata instance created November 30, 2009 by Raina Khatri
Record Updated: Aug 20, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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when Cataloged:		 September 4, 2009
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AIP Format
(University of Oxford Science Blog, 2009), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20130425170616/https://www.ox.ac.uk/media/science_blog/090514.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
Hoverflies: Nature's Shape Shifters (University of Oxford Science Blog, 2009), <http://web.archive.org/web/20130425170616/https://www.ox.ac.uk/media/science_blog/090514.html>.
APA Format
Hoverflies: Nature's Shape Shifters. (2009, September 4). Retrieved August 17, 2026, from University of Oxford Science Blog: http://web.archive.org/web/20130425170616/https://www.ox.ac.uk/media/science_blog/090514.html
Chicago Format
University of Oxford Science Blog. Hoverflies: Nature's Shape Shifters. University of Oxford Science Blog, September 4, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20130425170616/https://www.ox.ac.uk/media/science_blog/090514.html (accessed 17 August 2026).
MLA Format
Hoverflies: Nature's Shape Shifters. University of Oxford Science Blog, 2009. 4 Sep. 2009. 17 Aug. 2026 <http://web.archive.org/web/20130425170616/https://www.ox.ac.uk/media/science_blog/090514.html>.
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@misc{ Title = {Hoverflies: Nature's Shape Shifters}, Publisher = {University of Oxford Science Blog}, Volume = {2026}, Number = {17 August 2026}, Month = {September 4, 2009}, Year = {2009} }
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