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Adhesion and friction of the smooth attachment system of the cockroach Gromphadorhina portentosa and the influence of the application of fluid adhesives

Two different measurement techniques were applied to study the attachment of the smooth foot pads of the Madagascar hissing cockroach Gromphadorhina portentosa. The attachment of the non-manipulated adhesive organs was compared with that of manipulated ones (depletion or substitution by artificial s...

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Autores principales: Betz, Oliver, Frenzel, Melina, Steiner, Michael, Vogt, Martin, Kleemeier, Malte, Hartwig, Andreas, Sampalla, Benjamin, Rupp, Frank, Boley, Moritz, Schmitt, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5450327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28507055
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.024620