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Compound Microstructures and Wax Layer of Beetle Elytral Surfaces and Their Influence on Wetting Properties
A beetles’ first line of defense against environmental hazards is their mesothoracic elytra – rigid, protective forewings. In order to study the interaction of these wings with water, the surface microstructures of various beetles’ elytra were observed by Environment Scanning Electron Microscopy (ES...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3464267/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23056414 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046710 |