Dry under water: Comparative morphology and functional aspects of air-retaining insect surfaces

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 272, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 442-451

  Balmert, Alexander ^a   Florian Bohn, Holger ^a   Ditsche Kuru, Petra ^a   Barthlott, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air film; Aquatic insects; Microtrichia; Setae; Superhydrophobic; Waterproof

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AIR; ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; HETEROPTERA; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AIR; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; HETEROPTERA; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; INSECTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; WATER;

COLEOPTERA; GALERUCELLA; HEXAPODA; ILYOCORIS CIMICOIDES; NOTONECTA GLAUCA; NYMPHAEA;

EID: 79952491417     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10921     Document Type: Article

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