Cutaneous water collection by a moisture-harvesting lizard, the thorny devil (Moloch horridus)

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Cutaneous water collection by a moisture-harvesting lizard, the thorny devil (Moloch horridus)

© 2016. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.Moisture-harvesting lizards, such as the Australian thorny devil, Moloch horridus, have the remarkable ability to inhabit arid regions. Special skin structures, comprising a micro-structured surface with capillary channels in between imbricate overl...

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Main Authors:	Comanns, P., Withers, Philip, Esser, F., Baumgartner, W.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	The Company of Biologists Ltd. 2016
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52884

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