ArticleEcology and evolution2020
Skin hydrophobicity as an adaptation for self-cleaning in geckos.
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- Electric Spark Deposition of Antibacterial Silver Coating on Microstructured Titanium Surfaces with a Novel Flexible Brush Electrode.ACS omega · 2022Article
- Evidence that gecko setae are coated with an ordered nanometre-thin lipid film.Biology letters · 2022Article
- Superhydrophobic SLA 3D printed materials modified with nanoparticles biomimicking the hierarchical structure of a rice leaf.Science and technology of advanced materials · 2022Article
- Convergent evolution of skin surface microarchitecture and increased skin hydrophobicity in semi-aquatic anole lizards.The Journal of experimental biology · 2021Article
- Skin hydrophobicity as an adaptation for self-cleaning in geckos.Ecology and evolution · 2020Article
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Abstract
Hydrophobicity is common in plants and animals, typically caused by high relief microtexture functioning to keep the surface clean. Although the occurrence and physical causes of hydrophobicity are well understood, ecological factors promoting its evolution are unclear. Geckos have highly hydrophobic integuments. We predicted that, because the ground is dirty and filled with pathogens, high hydrophobicity should coevolve with terrestrial microhabitat use. Advancing contact-angle (ACA) measurements of water droplets were used to quantify hydrophobicity in 24 species of Australian gecko. We reconstructed the evolution of ACA values, in relation to microhabitat use of geckos. To determine the best set of structural characteristics associated with the evolution of hydrophobicity, we used linear models fitted using phylogenetic generalized least squares (PGLS), and then model averaging based on AIC
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