ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2021
And thereby hangs a tail: morphology, developmental patterns and biomechanics of the adhesive tails of crested geckos (
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- Integrative architecture and structural boundaries of the subdigital adhesive toe pads of Gekko gecko (Linnaeus, 1758) and guidelines for toe pad demarcation in other geckos.Journal of anatomy · 2026Article
- Actin-templated Structures: Nature's Way to Hierarchical Surface Patterns (Gecko's Setae as Case Study).Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- The Periodic Replacement of Adhesive Setae in Pad Lamellae of Climbing Lizards Is Driven by Patterns of Corneous Layer Growth.Journal of developmental biology · 2022Review
- Atypical tuning and amplification mechanisms in gecko auditory hair cells.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022Article
- Convergent developmental patterns underlie the repeated evolution of adhesive toe pads among lizards.Biological journal of the Linnean Society. Linnean Society of London · 2022Article
- Jumping with adhesion: landing surface incline alters impact force and body kinematics in crested geckos.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
Among the most specialized integumentary outgrowths in amniotes are the adhesive, scale-like scansors and lamellae on the digits of anoles and geckos. Less well-known are adhesive tail pads exhibited by 21 gecko genera. While described over 120 years ago, no studies have quantified their possible adhesive function or described their embryonic development. Here, we characterize adult and embryonic morphology and adhesive performance of crested gecko (
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