Confocal microscopy-based goniometry of barnacle cyprid permanent adhesive

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1969-1972

  Aldred, Nick ^a   Gohad, Neeraj V ^b   Petrone, Luigi ^c   Orihuela, Beatriz ^d   Liedberg, Bo ^c   Ederth, Thomas ^c   Mount, Andrew ^b   Rittschof, Dan ^d   Clare, Anthony S ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Adhesive; Barnacle; Biofouling; Cement; Cyprid

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; CEMENT;

ADHESION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BARNACLE; BIOFOULING; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYPRID; LARVA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADHESION; ADHESIVE; BARNACLE; BIOFOULING; CEMENT; CYPRID;

ADHESIVES; ANIMALS; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; THORACICA;

EID: 84878085069     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.084913     Document Type: Article

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