Temporal changes in the physical and mechanical properties of beetle elytra during maturation
Joseph M. Scalet, Patricia A. Sprouse, Joshua D. Schroeder, Neal T. Dittmer, Karl J. Kramer, Michael R. Kanost, Stevin H. Gehrke
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