Aquatic versus terrestrial attachment: Water makes a difference

Animal attachment to a substrate is very different in terrestrial and aquatic environments. We discuss variations in both the forces acting to detach animals and forces of attachment. While in a terrestrial environment gravity is commonly understood as the most important detachment force, under subm...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Petra Ditsche, Adam P. Summers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2014-12-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.5.252