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Comparative Analysis of the Flexural Stiffness of Pinniped Vibrissae

Vibrissae are important components of the mammalian tactile sensory system and are used to detect vibrotactile stimuli in the environment. Pinnipeds have the largest and most highly innervated vibrissae among mammals, and the hair shafts function as a biomechanical filter spanning the environmental...

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Autores principales: Ginter Summarell, Carly C., Ingole, Sudeep, Fish, Frank E., Marshall, Christopher D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4489197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26132102
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127941