What makes Blepharida jump? A structural study of the metafemoral spring of a flea beetle

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• Publication year

  1983

• Venue

  Journal of Experimental Zoology

• Publication date

  1983-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Materials Science

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  DOI 10.1002/JEZ.1402270107
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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