Publications

Research Articles:

1) Stanchak, KE, Deora, T, Weber, AI, Hickner, MK, Moalin, A, Abdalla, L, Daniel, TL and Brunton, BW, 2024. Intraspecific variation in the placement of campaniform sensilla on the wings of the hawkmoth Manduca sexta. Integrative Organismal Biology, 6(1), p.obae007.

2) Bustamante, JJr, Ahmed M, Deora T, Fabien B, Daniel TL, Abdominal movements in insect flight reshape the role of non-aerodynamic structures for flight maneuverability I: Model predictive control for flower tracking, Integrative Organismal Biology, 2022;, obac039, https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obac039

3) Deora T, Ahmed MA, Brunton BW, Daniel TL. Learning to feed in the dark: how light level influences feeding in the hawkmoth Manduca sexta. Biology Letters. 2021 Sep;17(9):20210320.

4) Deora T, Ahmed MA, Daniel TL, Brunton BW. Tactile active sensing in an insect plant pollinator. Journal of Experimental Biology. 2021 Feb 15;224(4):jeb239442.

5) Deora T, Sane SP. Wings and halteres act as coupled dual oscillators in flies. eLife. 2021 Nov 16; 10.7554/eLife.53824.

6) Pratt B, Deora T, Mohren T, Daniel T. Neural evidence supports a dual sensory-motor role for insect wings. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2017 Sep 13;284(1862):20170969.

7) Deora T, Singh AK, Sane SP. Biomechanical basis of wing and haltere coordination in flies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2015 Feb 3;112(5):1481-6.

8) Parween R, Pratap R, Deora T, Sane SP. Modeling strain sensing by the gyroscopic halteres, in the dipteran soldier fly, Hermetia illucens. Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines. 2014 Jul 3;42(3):371-85.

Reviews:

1) Stockl, A and Deora, T 2024. The hawkmoth proboscis: an insect model for sensorimotor control of reaching and exploration. Integrative and Comparative Biology. icae123, https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icae123 

2) Deora, T, 2024. An exploration of how the insect-wing hinge functions. Nature. 628, 727-728, doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00912-0. (A commentary article)

3) Deora T, Webless spiders reverse bungee jump to catch prey. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2022 Oct 11;119(41):e2214006119. (A commentary article)

4) Aiello BR, Stanchak KE, Weber AI, Deora T, Sponberg S, Brunton BW. Spatial distribution of campaniform sensilla mechanosensors on wings: Form, function, and phylogeny. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 2021 Jun 24.

5) Deora T, Gundiah N, Sane SP. Mechanics of the thorax in flies. Journal of Experimental Biology. 2017 Apr 15;220(8):1382-95.