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Geckos as Springs: Mechanics Explain Across-Species Scaling of Adhesion
One of the central controversies regarding the evolution of adhesion concerns how adhesive force scales as animals change in size, either among or within species. A widely held view is that as animals become larger, the primary mechanism that enables them to climb is increasing pad area. However, pr...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4558017/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26331621 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134604 |