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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-05-01
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Series: | Biomimetics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/8/2/220 |