IMp: The customizable LEGO(®) Pinned Insect Manipulator

Abstract. We present a pinned insect manipulator (IMp) constructed of LEGO® building bricks with two axes of movement and two axes of rotation. In addition we present three variants of the IMp to emphasise the modular design, which facilitates resizing to meet the full range of pinned insect specime...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dupont, Steen, Price, Benjamin, Blagoderov, Vladimir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4319104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25685035
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.481.8788
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Sumario:Abstract. We present a pinned insect manipulator (IMp) constructed of LEGO® building bricks with two axes of movement and two axes of rotation. In addition we present three variants of the IMp to emphasise the modular design, which facilitates resizing to meet the full range of pinned insect specimens, is fully customizable, collapsible, affordable and does not require specialist tools or knowledge to assemble.

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