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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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Autors principals: Spinner, M., Gorb, S. N., Westhoff, G.
Format: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: The Royal Society 2013
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Accés en línia: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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