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Tools for crushing diatoms – opal teeth in copepods feature a rubber-like bearing composed of resilin
Diatoms are generally known for superior mechanical properties of their mineralised shells. Nevertheless, many copepod crustaceans are able to crush such shells using their mandibles. This ability very likely requires feeding tools with specific material compositions and properties. For mandibles of...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3385419/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22745896 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep00465 |