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Diversity of functional microornamentation in slithering geckos Lialis (Pygopodidae)

The skin of geckos is covered with countless microscopic protuberances (spines). This surface structure causes low wettability to water. During evolution, representatives of the recent gekkotan clade Pygopodidae started slithering on the ground. This manner of locomotion affected limb reduction resu...

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Autori principali: Spinner, M., Gorb, S. N., Westhoff, G.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: The Royal Society 2013
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3813336/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24107533
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.2160
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