Tokay Gecko
Changes in materials properties explain the effects of humidity on gecko adhesion
... Setal array specimens were collected from the scansors of live, adult tokay geckos (Gekko gecko L.) and mounted on aluminium stubs with cyanoacrylate glue. Arrays can be isolated without harm from ...
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Effective elastic modulus of isolated gecko setal arrays
... The gecko adhesive is a microstructure in the form of an array of millions of high aspect ratio shafts ...the tokay gecko is approximately 110· m in length and ...on gecko toes differs ...
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Gecko toe and lamellar shear adhesion on macroscopic, engineered rough surfaces
... the gecko foot remains ...the gecko adhesive system, but in particular how environmental topology may relate to gecko foot ...examining gecko adhesion on controlled, macroscopically rough ...
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The Interrelationship Between Pulmonary Mechanics and the Spontaneous Breathing Pattern in the Tokay Lizard, Gekko Gecko
... Values of respiratory variables and parameters during resting ventilation in the Tokay gecko at various temperatures 24°C Tidal volume VT Ventilation frequency f Minute ventilation VE Br[r] ...
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Frictional adhesion: a new angle on gecko attachment
... Tokay geckos (Gekko gecko L.) are capable of supporting many times their body weight by a single toe. We discovered that the normally aggressive and temperamental tokays became docile when attached by a ...
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The effect of surface water and wetting on gecko adhesion
... the gecko, our results suggest that the system has a limited capacity to withstand environmental ...100g tokay gecko (approximately the average size used in this experiment) requires 1N of force to ...
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Spatio temporal gait characteristics of level and vertical locomotion in a ground dwelling and a climbing gecko
... Compared with climbing, stride lengths are somewhat smaller on the level substratum, while frequencies are higher. But, in this case and in contrast to the climbing results, stride length does not change with speed. The ...
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Ovarian control of growth and sexual size dimorphism in a male larger gecko
... In three previous independent experiments, we documented that male castration did not affect male growth in the male-larger P. picta (Starostová et al., 2013; Kubic ̌ ka et al., 2015) or in the female-larger gecko ...
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Conformational studies for the presence of coccidian parasites on white spotted gecko Tarentola annularis (Chordata: Gekkonidae)
... (Family Gekkonidae) is a reptilian species found in the Middle East, Africa, and some states in the United States mainly Florida. A total of 40 specimens of November 2016 from Abu-Rawash, Giza they were dissected and ...
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“Pharmaceutical Companies’ Use of Commercial Adherence Programs” by Lucas May, Adrian Pona, Steven R. Feldman, United States of America.
... Of the top 25 adherence programs, we identified 6 that were engaged with 13 pharmaceutical companies (Table 1 and Table 2). The 6 adherence programs included mySugr, Gecko Health Innovations, Propeller Health, ...
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Ovariectomy as treatment for ovarian bacterial granulomas in a Duvaucel's gecko (Hoplodactylus duvaucelii)
... Duvaucel’s gecko in this case report was diagnosed with ovarian granulomas associated with infection with Salmonella enterica ...Duvaucel’s gecko female reproductive tracts revealed that ovarian follicles ...
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Shelter aggregations, social behaviour, and seasonal plasma corticosterone levels in captive and wild Duvaucel's geckos, Hoplodactylus duvaucelii : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand
... Although no statistical evidence was found that females, males and juveniles differed in their tendency to form aggregations, a greater proportion of females (57 to 100 %) and juveniles (57 to 83 %) aggregated in ...
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Invitro and Invivo Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity of Aqueous Alcoholic Extracts of Enicostemma Littorale and Lagenaria Siceraria
... High resistance was reported among bacterial strains of gecko origin to herbal antimicrobials, moreover, it is said that, herbal drug resistance varied among strains of DEPARTMENT OF PHA[r] ...
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Relative importance of sugar resources to endemic gecko populations in an isolated island ecosystem
... Duvaucel’s gecko gestation periods conservatively range between 7 and 12 months (Barwick 1982; Cree 1994) while northern populations of common geckos follow an annual reproductive cycle centred on a 3- to 5-month ...
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Dynamics of gecko locomotion: a force measuring array to measure 3D reaction forces
... the gecko moved on a vertical substrate, the normal, lateral and fore–aft reaction forces were recorded while only one front foot was attached on the force platform, but then the other front foot attached to the ...
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High Risks of Losing Genetic Diversity in an Endemic Mauritian Gecko: Implications for Conservation
... Genetic structure can be a consequence of recent population fragmentation and isolation, or a remnant of historical localised adaptation. This poses a challenge for conservationists since misinterpreting patterns of ...
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MODULAR TRANSPORTATION USING ROBO-TUGS WITH BIOMIMICRY OF GECKO FEET
... a gecko and scientific research in this area is driven towards the development of dry ...a gecko are covered with elastic hairs called setae and the ends of these hairs are split into nanoscale structures ...
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Light level impacts locomotor biomechanics in a secondarily diurnal gecko, Rhoptropus afer
... relationship between the two. In addition, there are multiple transitions from nocturnality, the ancestral condition among geckos, to diurnality (Gamble et al., 2015). For example, the genus Rhoptropus is a secondarily ...
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Patterns of morphological variation in the Schlegel’s Japanese gecko (Gekko japonicus) across populations in China, Japan, and Korea
... local environments, within-group variation could rapidly increase, leading to an overall increase in among-group variation (Bossdorf et al. 2005; Lockwood et al. 2005; Yang et al. 2012a). On the other hand, in the case ...
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Berry set and development in Vitis vinifera L.
... the accumulation of total soluble solids in Tokay berries ... The grapevine flower ... The grapevine inflorescence ... The timing of capfall events over the period of 24 hours in Mulle[r] ...
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