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Skin hydrophobicity as an adaptation for self‐cleaning in geckos

Hydrophobicity is common in plants and animals, typically caused by high relief microtexture functioning to keep the surface clean. Although the occurrence and physical causes of hydrophobicity are well understood, ecological factors promoting its evolution are unclear. Geckos have highly hydrophobi...

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Autores principales: Riedel, Jendrian, Vucko, Matthew John, Blomberg, Simone P., Schwarzkopf, Lin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7297746/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32551049
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6218

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