Why are so many adhesive pads hairy?

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2611-2621

  Federle, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesive setae; Animal adhesion; Biomechanics; Branching; Contact mechanics; Fibrillar adhesion

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; LIZARD; REVIEW; SPIDER; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; INSECTS; LIZARDS; SPIDERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33747031953     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02323     Document Type: Review

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