... unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed. Highlighted Article: Ecdysis restores clinging ability in geckos reduced by normal use and damage. Attachment Damage Diplodactylidae Ecdysis Integument Geckos Safety...

...Juan Carlos Rodriguez Souza; Carlos Augusto Strüssmann; Fumio Takashima; Hiroo Satoh; Shintaro Sekine; Yasuhiro Shima; Hirokazu Matsuda SUMMARY The possibility of direct integumental absorption of the amino acid glycine from a solution in seawater was investigated in 250–260 day old (16.9–50.0 mg...

... concentrated on modifications of the skull and cephalic musculature. Although it is evident that macrophagy requires highly compliant skin, the mechanical properties of the ophidian integument have received limited attention, particularly in the context of feeding. We examined mechanical properties of skin...

...Tamatha R. Barbeau; Harvey B. Lillywhite SUMMARY Body wiping behavior, integumentary secretions and rates of evaporative water loss (EWL) were examined in six species of Florida tree frogs (Anura:Hylidae). Additionally, morphology of the integument and dermal glands were compared among...

... of colour production has evolved convergently more than 50 independent times within extant birds. * Author for correspondence (e-mail: [email protected] ) 4 4 2003 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2003 2003 structural colour colour collagen integument nanostructure Fourier...

... the classical sodium-independent L-system carrier protein that is regulated by the external divalent cations calcium and cadmium. * Author for correspondence (e-mail: [email protected] ) 20 06 2000 22 08 2000 © 2000 by Company of Biologists 2000 epithelial transport integument...

... as a function of R ms in Fig. 5 . Clearly, the difference in the two measurements is a function of the resistance of the cuticle, with Δ R increasing with increasing values for the integumental resistance. The difference suggests a ‘shunt’ pathway within the integument, i.e. that not all the current flows...

...Arnold L. Silva; Stephen H. Wright ABSTRACT Taurine, a principal osmolyte in molluscan integument, is actively transported from sea water by Mytilus gill by means of a Na + -dependent process. In this study we examined the response of this transport to reductions in external salinity, i.e...

...Stephen H. Wright; Timothy W. Secomb; Timothy J. Bradley ABSTRACT The apical membrane of gill integumental cells from the mussels Mytilus edulis and M. californianus serves as a permeability barrier separating sea water from a cytoplasm rich in amino acids and other small organic molecules...

... of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, U.S.A. 23 5 1983 27 6 1983 © 1983 by Company of Biologists 1983 Ecdysis integument moulting fluid In Manduca sexta , and other insects, moulting fluid (MF) accumulates after apolysis in the exuvial space which underlies the old cuticle...