Convergent setal morphology in sand-covering spiders suggests a design principle for particle capture

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 274, Issue 1629, 2007, Pages 3049-3057

  Duncan, Rebecca P ^a   Autumn, Kellar ^a   Binford, Greta J ^a  

^a LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Camouflage; Convergent evolution; Intermolecular adhesion; Spider

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BIOMECHANICS; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; CRYPSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SPIDER;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CUTICLE; GRANULAR CELL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SPIDER;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; HOMALONYCHUS;

EID: 36849058290     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1039     Document Type: Article

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