Unique Structural Features Facilitate Lizard Tail Autotomy

Autotomy refers to the voluntary shedding of a body part; a renowned example is tail loss among lizards as a response to attempted predation. Although many aspects of lizard tail autotomy have been studied, the detailed morphology and mechanism remains unclear. In the present study, we showed that t...

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Autores principales: Sanggaard, Kristian W., Danielsen, Carl Chr., Wogensen, Lise, Vinding, Mads S., Rydtoft, Louise M., Mortensen, Martin B., Karring, Henrik, Nielsen, Niels Chr., Wang, Tobias, Thøgersen, Ida B., Enghild, Jan J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3526639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23284771
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051803

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