Impact tolerance in mussel thread networks by heterogeneous material distribution

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Qin, Zhao ^a   Buehler, Markus J ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSSEL; ANIMAL; BIVALVE; ECOSYSTEM; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ARTICLE;

MYTILIDAE;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; ECOSYSTEM; SHEAR STRENGTH; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84888294867     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3187     Document Type: Article

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