Structure and function of the major ampullate spinning duct of the golden orb weaver, Nephila edulis

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 306-311

  Davies, G J G ^a   Knight, D P ^a   Vollrath, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drawdown; Nephila edulis; Protein; Silk; Spider

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CEPHALOTHORAX WIDTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; MAJOR AMPULLATE SPINNING DUCT; MALE; MOLTING; NEPHILA; NEPHILA EDULIS; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHEAR STRESS; SILK FILAMENT DIAMETER; SPIGOT DIAMETER; SPINNING DUCT LENGTH; SPINNING DUCT SIZE; SPINNING DUCT WALL THICKNESS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; NEPHILA EDULIS; QUADRULA AUREA;

EID: 84880934389     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: 15323072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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