Unique structural features facilitate lizard tail autotomy.

Unique structural features facilitate lizard tail autotomy.

Autotomy refers to the voluntary shedding of a body part; a renowned example is tail loss among lizards as a response to attempted predation. Although many aspects of lizard tail autotomy have been studied, the detailed morphology and mechanism remains unclear. In the present study, we showed that t...

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Main Authors: Kristian W Sanggaard, Carl Chr Danielsen, Lise Wogensen, Mads S Vinding, Louise M Rydtoft, Martin B Mortensen, Henrik Karring, Niels Chr Nielsen, Tobias Wang, Ida B Thøgersen, Jan J Enghild
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23284771/?tool=EBI

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