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ArticleInterface focus2024

Mechanical and elemental characterization of ant mandibles: consequences for bite mechanics.

Cristian L Klunk, Michael Heethoff, Jörg U Hammel, Stanislav N Gorb, Wencke Krings

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Article in Interface focus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Cristian L KlunkAnimal Evolutionary Ecology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstr. 3, Darmstadt 64287, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6561-6573
Michael HeethoffAnimal Evolutionary Ecology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstr. 3, Darmstadt 64287, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3453-4871
Jörg U HammelInstitute of Materials Physics, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Geesthacht, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6744-6811
Stanislav N GorbDepartment of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Am Botanischen Garten 1-9, Kiel 24118, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9712-7953
Wencke KringsDepartment of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Am Botanischen Garten 1-9, Kiel 24118, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2158-9806
Technische Universität Darmstadt · DEChristian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel · DEHelmholtz-Zentrum Hereon · DEUniversität Hamburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mandible morphology has an essential role in biting performance, but the mandible cuticle can have regional differences in its mechanical properties. The effects of such a heterogeneous distribution of cuticle material properties in the mandible responses to biting loading are still poorly explored in chewing insects. Here, we tested the mechanical properties of mandibles of the ant species

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finite-element analysisfunctional morphologyhardnessinsectmaterial propertiesYoung's modulus

Identifiers

PMID38618235
PMCPMC11008963
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