Resilin and chitinous cuticle form a composite structure for energy storage in jumping by froghopper insects

BACKGROUND: Many insects jump by storing and releasing energy in elastic structures within their bodies. This allows them to release large amounts of energy in a very short time to jump at very high speeds. The fastest of the insect jumpers, the froghopper, uses a catapult-like elastic mechanism to...

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Autores principales: Burrows, Malcolm, Shaw, Stephen R, Sutton, Gregory P
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2584104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18826572
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-6-41

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2584104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18826572
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-6-41

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