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Brochosomal coats turn leafhopper (Insecta, Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) integument to superhydrophobic state

Leafhoppers (Insecta, Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) actively coat their integuments with brochosomes, hollow proteinaceous spheres of usually 200–700 nm in diameter, with honeycombed walls. The coats have been previously suggested to act as a water-repellent and anti-adhesive protective barrier against t...

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Main Authors: Rakitov, Roman, Gorb, Stanislav N.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: The Royal Society 2013
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3574307/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23235705
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.2391
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