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Oil adsorption does not structurally or functionally alter whale baleen
Mysticete whales filter small prey from seawater using baleen, a unique keratinous oral tissue that grows from the palate, from which it hangs in hundreds of serial plates. Laboratory experiments testing effects of oils on material strength and flexibility, particle capture and tissue architecture o...
Autores principales: | Werth, Alexander J., Blakeney, Shemar M., Cothren, Adrian I. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6549998/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31218043 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.182194 |
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