Using X-ray synchrotron and micro-CT techniques, we are able to explore the internal organs and musculature of small flying insects. We are developing these techniques to answer fundamental questions of insect flight and sensorimotor control.

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Selected recent publications

A quantitative comparison of micro-CT preparations in Dipteran flies
Peter Swart, Martina Wicklein, Dan Sykes, Farah Ahmed, Holger G Krapp
Scientific Reports  (2016)

Four-dimensional in vivo X-ray microscopy with projection-guided gating
Rajmund Mokso, Daniel A Schwyn, Simon M Walker, Michael Doube, Martina Wicklein, Tonya Müller, Marco Stampanoni, Graham K Taylor, Holger G Krapp
Scientific Reports  (2015)

In vivo time-resolved microtomography reveals the mechanics of the blowfly flight motor
Simon M Walker, Daniel A Schwyn, Rajmund Mokso, Martina Wicklein, Tonya Müller, Michael Doube, Marco Stampanoni, Holger G Krapp, Graham K Taylor
PLoS Biology  (2014)