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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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BioMed Central
2008
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| 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 |