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Tree frog attachment: mechanisms, challenges, and perspectives

Tree frogs have the remarkable ability to attach to smooth, rough, dry, and wet surfaces using their versatile toe pads. Tree frog attachment involves the secretion of mucus into the pad-substrate gap, requiring adaptations towards mucus drainage and pad lubrication. Here, we present an overview of...

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Autores principales: Langowski, Julian K. A., Dodou, Dimitra, Kamperman, Marleen, van Leeuwen, Johan L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6107968/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30154908
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-018-0273-x