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Exceptional properties of hyper-resistant armor of a hydrothermal vent crab

Animals living in extreme environments, such as hydrothermal vents, would be expected to have evolved protective shells or exoskeletons to maintain homeostasis. The outer part of the exoskeleton of vent crabs (Austinograea sp.) in the Indian Ocean hydrothermal vent was one of the hardest (approximat...

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Autores principales: Cho, Boongho, Kim, Dongsung, Kim, Taewon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9276715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35821397
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15982-1