Fine structural analysis on the dry adhesion system of the jumping spider plexippus setipes (araneae: Salticidae)

Animal Cells and Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-167

  Moon, Myung Jin ^a   Park, Jong Gu ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dry adhesion; Fine structure; Jumping spider; Scopula; SEM; Seta; Setule

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; PLEXIPPUS; SALTICIDAE; SCOPULA;

EID: 68949219088     PISSN: 19768354     EISSN: 21512485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19768354.2009.9647208     Document Type: Article

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