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Measuring strain in the exoskeleton of spiders—virtues and caveats

The measurement of cuticular strain during locomotion using foil strain gauges provides information both on the loads of the exoskeleton bears and the adaptive value of the specific location of natural strain detectors (slit sense organs). Here, we critically review available literature. In tethered...

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Autores principales: Blickhan, Reinhard, Weihmann, Tom, Barth, Friedrich G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8046692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33459819
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00359-020-01458-y