Defense by foot adhesion in a beetle (Hemisphaerota cyanea)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 6568-6573

  Eisner, Thomas ^a   Aneshansley, Daniel J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae; Formicidae; Predation; Reduviidae; Tarsal bristle

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ARTICLE; BEETLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FOOT; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; BEETLES; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EXTREMITIES;

EID: 0034612272     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.12.6568     Document Type: Article

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