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Measuring the force of the tip of the elephants trunk
Forces that animals can exert is of great interest in biology. Regarding the elephant trunk, the maximum mass that an elephant can lift with its trunk is known, but the pinching force of the trunk tip is unknown. We here present an original system to measure this force for an organ much coveted in s...
| Autores principales: | , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9649376/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36385915 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2022.101896 |