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Packing a pinch: functional implications of chela shapes in scorpions using finite element analysis

Scorpions depend on their pedipalps for prey capture, defense, mating and sensing their environment. Some species additionally use their pedipalps for burrowing or climbing. Because the pincers or chelae at the end of the pedipalps vary widely in shape, they have been used as part of a suite of char...

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Autori principali: van der Meijden, Arie, Kleinteich, Thomas, Coelho, Pedro
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2012
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3403273/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22360433
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01485.x
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