Experimental studies of the material properties of the forewing of cicada (Homóptera, Cicàdidae)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 3035-3042

  Song, F ^a   Lee, K L ^b   Soh, A K ^b   Zhu, F ^b   Bai, Y L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cicada; Homoptera; Membrane; Vein; Wing

Indexed keywords

CICADA; CICADIDAE; HEMIPTERA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORELIMB; HEMIPTERA; HONG KONG; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEMBRANE; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; HEMIPTERA; HONG KONG; MEMBRANES; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WING;

EID: 5444259379     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01122     Document Type: Article

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