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Index

MEMS sensors, 175

Mesothorax, 42

Metamorphosis, 60, 61

Metathorax, 42

Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV), 18, 155

Microchiropteran, 169

Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems

(MEMS), 143

Micro-electronics, 144

Microfibres, 108

Micro-machined silicon accelerometers,

173

Micro Motor System, 144

Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems

(MOEMS), 144

Micro System Technology (MST), 144

Microwave Landing System (MLS), 178

Migration, 134, 136

Mitochondrial respiration, 54

Molecular cloning, 10

Moment of inertia, 33, 51, 90

Momentum theory, 34

Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit

(MMIC), 144

Morpho-Functional Properties, 68

Morphological parameters, 41

Morphology of insect, 42

Motor-end-plates, 54

Mulberry silk, 116

Multiple Input and Multiple Output

(MIMO), 169

Mutilation, 95, 127

Mutilation studies, 92

Mylar, 130

Myogenic, 10, 19, 20, 38, 43, 51, 84, 126

Myogenic fliers, 95

N

Navier-Stokes Equation, 29

Navigation, 140, 162

Navigational methods, 169, 180

Neurogenic, 10, 19, 20, 38, 43, 51, 84, 126

Neurogenic fliers, 95

Neuronal mechanisms, 156

Neuroptera, 73

Nitrile rubber, 162

Nocturnal, 135

Nocturnal fliers, 64, 155

Notum, 46

Nymphal stages, 7

Nymphs, 58

O

Oak Tasar silkworm, 116

Ocelli, 2

Odonata, 21, 46, 69

Ommatidia, 2

On Line Process Control (OLPC), 152

Ootheca, 7

Optical flow, 169

Optical sensors, 183

Orientation, 162

Orthoptera, 58, 68, 74

Oscillatory motion, 19, 90

Oxidation, 149

Oxidative enzymes, 54

P

Parachuting, 13

Paranotal, 58

Parylene, 150

Passive flight, 21

Passive mode of flight, 21

Passive pitching mechanism, 25

Paurametabolous, 7

Pentatomidae, 3

Pentatomid bug, 12

Perching mechanisms, 156

Periodic lift, 20

Peritropic matrices, 110

Phase reversal, 13

Photoperiodism, 183

Photo-Resist (PR), 149

Phylum Arthropoda, 120

Piezoelectric phonograph, 10

PIN diodes, 144

Pitching angle, 130

Pitching axis, 130

Planarization technique, 149

Pleuron, 5, 42, 48, 58

Polarized skylight, 138

Positive correlation, 97

Prandtl’s Horseshoe Vortex system, 37

Pressure distribution, 23

Pressure gradient, 25

Pre-stall, 19

Process Control Monitoring (PCM), 151

Process Evaluation Vehicle (PEV), 151

Procuticle, 108

Proline, 54

Pronation, 13, 129

Protein;recombinant protein

recombinant protein, 114

Proteolytic enzymes, 114