Microstructure of the adhesive pad in the millipede Orthomorphella pekuensis (Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae)

Entomological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 216-220

  Chung, Kyung Hwun ^a   Moon, Myung Jin ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adhesive pad; Microstructure; Millipede; Orthomorphella pekuensis

Indexed keywords

DIPLOPODA; PARADOXOSOMATIDAE; POLYDESMIDA;

EID: 51349157217     PISSN: 17382297     EISSN: 17485967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2008.00164.x     Document Type: Article

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