Wing singing: the interdependency of mosquito acoustics and aerodynamics

动物飞行是一种复杂的现象，处于神经生物学和流体动力学的交界处。蚊子拍打的翅膀会产生空气动力，也会产生飞行中声学求爱所必需的声音信号。这对飞行控制系统提出了相当大的挑战，因为与飞行有关的翼拍运动学变化会直接影响声学通信，反之亦然。仅按蚊一项就与每年50万人死于疟疾有关。该项目旨在更统一地理解蚊子的声学通信及其与潜在的空气动力学要求的关系，以期制定新的媒介控制策略。

Animal flight is a complex phenomenon, poised at the interface of neurobiology and fluiddynamics. The beating wings of mosquitoes produce aerodynamic forces and also the soundsignals necessary for mid-flight acoustic courtship. This poses a considerable challenge forthe flight control system because a flight-related change of wingbeat kinematics can directlyaffect acoustic communication, and vice versa. Anopheles mosquitoes alone are linked to500,000 human deaths each year from malaria. This project aims to approach a more unifiedunderstanding of mosquito acoustic communication and its relation to underlyingaerodynamic requirements with a view to novel vector control strategies.