Stiffness gradient of the beetle penis facilitates propulsion in the spiraled female spermathecal duct.

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Published in Sci Rep on June 23, 2016

Authors

Alexander E Filippov1,2, Yoko Matsumura1,3, Alexander E Kovalev1, Stanislav N Gorb1

Author Affiliations

1: Department Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute of the Kiel University, Am Botanischen Garten 9, D-24118 Kiel, Germany.
2: Donetsk Institute for Physics and Engineering, National Academy of Science, 340114, Donetsk, Ukraine.
3: Department of Biology, Keio University, 4-1-1 Hiyoshi, Yokohama 223-8521, Japan.

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