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When the going gets rough – studying the effect of surface roughness on the adhesive abilities of tree frogs

Tree frogs need to adhere to surfaces of various roughnesses in their natural habitats; these include bark, leaves and rocks. Rough surfaces can alter the effectiveness of their toe pads, due to factors such as a change of real contact area and abrasion of the pad epithelium. Here, we tested the eff...

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Publicado en:Beilstein J Nanotechnol
Main Authors: Crawford, Niall, Endlein, Thomas, Pham, Jonathan T, Riehle, Mathis, Barnes, W Jon P
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Beilstein-Institut 2016
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5238669/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28144558
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.7.201
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