Mechanical design of mussel byssus: Material yield enhances attachment strength

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1005-1017

  Bell, Emily C ^a,b   Gosline, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Byssal thread; Intertidal; Material properties; Mussel; Mytilus sp

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000508581     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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