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Influence of ambient humidity on the attachment ability of ladybird beetles (Coccinella septempunctata)

Many insects possess adhesive foot pads, which enable them to scale smooth vertical surfaces. The function of these organs may be highly affected by environmental conditions. Ladybird beetles (Coccinellidae) possess dense tarsal soles of tenent setae, supplemented with an adhesive fluid. We studied...

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Publicado en:Beilstein J Nanotechnol
Main Authors: Heepe, Lars, Wolff, Jonas O, Gorb, Stanislav N
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Beilstein-Institut 2016
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5082439/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27826506
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.7.123
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