The scaling of safety factor in spider draglines

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2832-2840

  Ortlepp, Christine ^a   Gosline, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Araneus diadematus; Dragline; Safety factor; Salticus scenicus; Spider silk

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; SILK; SPIDER; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SILK; SPIDERS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ARANEAE; ARANEUS; ARANEUS DIADEMATUS; SALTICIDAE; SALTICUS; SALTICUS SCENICUS;

EID: 53949104718     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.014191     Document Type: Article

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