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The effect of surface anisotropy in the slippery zone of Nepenthes alata pitchers on beetle attachment

The slippery zone in pitchers of the carnivorous plant Nepenthes alata bears scattered prominent lunate cells and displays continuous epicuticular crystalline wax coverage. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of the surface anisotropy, caused by the shape of lunate cells, on insect at...

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Autores principales: Gorb, Elena V, Gorb, Stanislav N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Beilstein-Institut 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3148052/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21977443
http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.2.35