Locally-curved geometry generates bending cracks in the African elephant skin

The skin of the African bush elephant features micrometer-wide channels whose function is water and mud retention for thermal regulation and protection from parasites. Here authors use microscopy and modelling to show that the channels are fractures of the animal thick and brittle skin outermost lay...

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Autores principales:	António F. Martins, Nigel C. Bennett, Sylvie Clavel, Herman Groenewald, Sean Hensman, Stefan Hoby, Antoine Joris, Paul R. Manger, Michel C. Milinkovitch
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2018
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:358451733a03440482d52fb7a10fc1522021-12-02T17:33:02ZLocally-curved geometry generates bending cracks in the African elephant skin10.1038/s41467-018-06257-32041-1723https://doaj.org/article/358451733a03440482d52fb7a10fc1522018-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06257-3https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723The skin of the African bush elephant features micrometer-wide channels whose function is water and mud retention for thermal regulation and protection from parasites. Here authors use microscopy and modelling to show that the channels are fractures of the animal thick and brittle skin outermost layer.António F. MartinsNigel C. BennettSylvie ClavelHerman GroenewaldSean HensmanStefan HobyAntoine JorisPaul R. MangerMichel C. MilinkovitchNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018)
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spellingShingle	Science Q António F. Martins Nigel C. Bennett Sylvie Clavel Herman Groenewald Sean Hensman Stefan Hoby Antoine Joris Paul R. Manger Michel C. Milinkovitch Locally-curved geometry generates bending cracks in the African elephant skin
description	The skin of the African bush elephant features micrometer-wide channels whose function is water and mud retention for thermal regulation and protection from parasites. Here authors use microscopy and modelling to show that the channels are fractures of the animal thick and brittle skin outermost layer.
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author	António F. Martins Nigel C. Bennett Sylvie Clavel Herman Groenewald Sean Hensman Stefan Hoby Antoine Joris Paul R. Manger Michel C. Milinkovitch
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title	Locally-curved geometry generates bending cracks in the African elephant skin
title_short	Locally-curved geometry generates bending cracks in the African elephant skin
title_full	Locally-curved geometry generates bending cracks in the African elephant skin
title_fullStr	Locally-curved geometry generates bending cracks in the African elephant skin
title_full_unstemmed	Locally-curved geometry generates bending cracks in the African elephant skin
title_sort	locally-curved geometry generates bending cracks in the african elephant skin
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/358451733a03440482d52fb7a10fc152
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Locally-curved geometry generates bending cracks in the African elephant skin

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