Diversity of functional microornamentation in slithering geckos Lialis (Pygopodidae)

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 280, Issue 1772, 2013, Pages

  Spinner, M ^a,b   Gorb, S N ^a   Westhoff, G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c Tierpark Hagenbeck gGmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gekkota; Microornamentation; Microstructure; Pygopodidae; Skin; Water repellency

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BONE; CLADISTICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; ORNAMENTATION; POPULATION GENETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WETTABILITY;

ANNIELLIDAE; GEKKONIDAE; GEKKOTA; LIALIS; LIALIS BURTONIS; LIALIS JICARI; PYGOPODIDAE; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84885236897     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.2160     Document Type: Article

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