Subdigital integumentary microstructure in Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkota): do those lineages with incipiently expressed toepads exclusively exhibit adhesive setae?

In taxa such as insects, spiders, bats, frogs, and lizards, adhesive structures at the distal ends of their limbs have independently evolved, enabling the animals to adhere to inclined or even inverted surfaces. The adhesive apparatus of geckos functions via a complex interaction among muscles, bone...

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Principais autores:	Philipp Ginal, Yannick Ecker, Timothy Higham, L. Lee Grismer, Benjamin Wipfler, Dennis Rödder, Anthony Russell, Jendrian Riedel
Format:	Artigo
Jezik:	Inglês
Izdano:	Beilstein-Institut 2026-01-01
Serija:	Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
Teme:	ecomorphology evolution habitat-specific adaptations microfibrils microornamentation reptiles toepad evolution
Online dostop:	https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.17.4
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