Tarsal morphology and attachment ability of the codling moth Cydia pomonella L. (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) to smooth surfaces

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1029-1038

  Al Bitar, Loris ^a   Voigt, Dagmar ^b,c   Zebitz, Claus P W ^a   Gorb, Stanislav N ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Arolium; Attachment; Biomechanics; Codling moth; Cryo scanning electron microscopy; Cryo SEM; Friction; Insect plant interactions; Morphology; Safety factor

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; CENTRIFUGAL MODEL TEST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRICTION; MALE BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; MOTH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBSOIL; SUBSTRATE; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL ANATOMY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MOTHS;

CYDIA POMONELLA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 70249109671     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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