Polarity in cuticular ridge development and insect attachment on leaf surfaces of Schismatoglottis calyptrata (Araceae)

Venkata A. Surapaneni, Tobias Aust, Thomas Speck and Marc Thielen
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1326–1338. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.12.98

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Polarity in cuticular ridge development and insect attachment on leaf surfaces of Schismatoglottis calyptrata (Araceae)
Venkata A. Surapaneni, Tobias Aust, Thomas Speck and Marc Thielen
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1326–1338. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.12.98

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Surapaneni, V. A.; Aust, T.; Speck, T.; Thielen, M. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1326–1338. doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.98

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