Crystalline wax coverage of the imaginal cuticle in calopteryx splendens (Odonata: Calopterygidae)

International Journal of Odonatology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 205-221

  Gorb, Stanislav N ^a,b   Tynkkynen, Katja ^b,c   Kotiaho, Janne S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cuticle; Dragonfly; Lantern; Odonata; Superhydrophobicity; Wax coverage

Indexed keywords

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); CALOPTERYGIDAE; CALOPTERYX; CALOPTERYX SPLENDENS; ODONATA;

EID: 72349096985     PISSN: 13887890     EISSN: 21596719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13887890.2009.9748340     Document Type: Article

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