Failure without Tears: Two-Step Attachment in a Climbing Cactus

Climbing plants can be extremely adaptable to diverse habitats and capable of colonising perturbed, unstructured, and even moving environments. The timing of the attachment process, whether instantaneous (e.g., a pre-formed hook) or slow (growth process), crucially depends on the environmental conte...

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Main Authors: Nick P. Rowe, Lily Cheng Clavel, Patricia Soffiatti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Biomimetics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/8/2/220