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Grip and slip

Mechanical interactions between insects and the epidermis of flowers and flower stalks

Heather Whitney Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.

Walter Federle Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, UK

Beverley Glover Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, UK

Pages 505-508 | Received 08 Jul 2009, Accepted 08 Jul 2009, Published online: 01 Nov 2009

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