... Garner et al. (2017) after first measuring adhesion with fully intact claws. Adhesion was assayed 3 times per individual per claw state (intact or clipped) on each of the three substrates. Details of surface roughness can be found in Fig. S1 and Table S1 . To examine whether geckos were using...

... hydrodynamic forces; this adhesion is plastic and varies as a function of rock type and native population. Echinoid Hydrodynamic forces Surface roughness Tenacity Tube feet In the wave-dominated nearshore open coast, hydrodynamic forces dictate key ecological parameters such as species...

...-sensitive friction pads. Different attachment microstructures on the euplantulae reveal an adaptation of smooth euplantulae to smooth surfaces and nubby eupantulae to a broader range of surface roughness. However, how different attachment pads and claws work in concert and how strong the contribution...

...Victor Manuel Ortega-Jimenez; Lisa von Rabenau; Robert Dudley ABSTRACT Surface roughness is a ubiquitous phenomenon in both oceanic and terrestrial waters. For insects that live at the air–water interface, such as water striders, non-linear and multi-scale perturbations produce dynamic surface...

... with transparent microstructured substrates show that the compliance of cockroach adhesive pads is age dependent and increases when shear forces are applied. Biomechanics Adhesion Insect cuticle Material properties Surface roughness Wear In order to evaluate how the variation in pad compliance...

... the attachment conditions for benthic organisms. In this study, we investigate the influence of fouling and surface roughness on the adhesive strength of northern clingfish, Gobiesox maeandricus . We measured clingfish tenacity on unfouled and fouled substrates over four surface roughnesses. We exposed surfaces...