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Soft skeletons transmit force with variable gearing

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Olaf Ellers, Kai-Isaak Ellers, Amy S. Johnson, Theodora Po, Sina Heydari, Eva Kanso, Matthew J. McHenry
Journal: Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (2024) 227 (9): jeb246901.
https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.246901
Published: 13 May 2024
...Olaf Ellers; Kai-Isaak Ellers; Amy S. Johnson; Theodora Po; Sina Heydari; Eva Kanso; Matthew J. McHenry ABSTRACT A hydrostatic skeleton allows a soft body to transmit muscular force via internal pressure. A human's tongue, an octopus' arm and a nematode's body illustrate the pervasive presence...
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Expansion of the tunica albuginea during penile inflation in the nine-banded armadillo ( Dasypus novemcinctus )

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D. A. Kelly
Journal: Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (1999) 202 (3): 253–265.
https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.202.3.253
Published: 1 February 1999
... inflation elasticity flexural stiffness hydrostat collagen Before a male mammal copulates, his normally inconspicuous penis changes both its size and its resistance to bending or ‘flexural stiffness’. Starting as a small and highly flexible structure, the penis becomes larger and more rigid...
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