Ecologically driven ultrastructural and hydrodynamic designs in stomatopod cuticles

Ecological pressures and varied feeding behaviors in a multitude of organisms have necessitated the drive for adaptation. One such change is seen in the feeding appendages of stomatopods, a group of highly predatory marine crustaceans. Stomatopods include "spearers," who ambush and snare s...

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Autores principales: Grunenfelder, Lessa Kay, Milliron, Garrett W., Herrera, Steven, Gallana, Isaías Ezequiel, Yaraghi, Nicholas A., Hughes, Nigel C., Evans-Lutterodt, Kenneth, Zavattieri, Pablo D., Kisailus, David
Formato: Articulo Preprint
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2018
Materias:
Ingeniería
Composites
Toughness
Impact
Biomineral
Ultrastructure
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/128443
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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topic Ingeniería
Composites
Toughness
Impact
Biomineral
Ultrastructure
spellingShingle Ingeniería
Composites
Toughness
Impact
Biomineral
Ultrastructure
Grunenfelder, Lessa Kay
Milliron, Garrett W.
Herrera, Steven
Gallana, Isaías Ezequiel
Yaraghi, Nicholas A.
Hughes, Nigel C.
Evans-Lutterodt, Kenneth
Zavattieri, Pablo D.
Kisailus, David
Ecologically driven ultrastructural and hydrodynamic designs in stomatopod cuticles
topic_facet Ingeniería
Composites
Toughness
Impact
Biomineral
Ultrastructure
description Ecological pressures and varied feeding behaviors in a multitude of organisms have necessitated the drive for adaptation. One such change is seen in the feeding appendages of stomatopods, a group of highly predatory marine crustaceans. Stomatopods include "spearers," who ambush and snare soft bodied prey, and "smashers," who bludgeon hard-shelled prey with a heavily mineralized club. The regional substructural complexity of the stomatopod dactyl club from the smashing predator Odontodactylus scyllarus represents a model system in the study of impact tolerant biominerals. The club consists of a highly mineralized impact region, a characteristic Bouligand architecture (common to arthropods), and a unique section of the club, the striated region, composed of highly aligned sheets of mineralized fibers. Detailed ultrastructural investigations of the striated region within O. scyllarus and a related species of spearing stomatopod, Lysiosquillina maculate show consistent organization of mineral and organic, but distinct differences in macro-scale architecture. Evidence is provided for the function and substructural exaptation of the striated region, which facilitated redeployment of a raptorial feeding appendage as a biological hammer. Moreover, given the need to accelerate underwater and "grab" or "smash" their prey, the spearer and smasher appendages are specifically designed with a significantly reduced drag force.
format Articulo
Preprint
author Grunenfelder, Lessa Kay
Milliron, Garrett W.
Herrera, Steven
Gallana, Isaías Ezequiel
Yaraghi, Nicholas A.
Hughes, Nigel C.
Evans-Lutterodt, Kenneth
Zavattieri, Pablo D.
Kisailus, David
author_facet Grunenfelder, Lessa Kay
Milliron, Garrett W.
Herrera, Steven
Gallana, Isaías Ezequiel
Yaraghi, Nicholas A.
Hughes, Nigel C.
Evans-Lutterodt, Kenneth
Zavattieri, Pablo D.
Kisailus, David
author_sort Grunenfelder, Lessa Kay
title Ecologically driven ultrastructural and hydrodynamic designs in stomatopod cuticles
title_short Ecologically driven ultrastructural and hydrodynamic designs in stomatopod cuticles
title_full Ecologically driven ultrastructural and hydrodynamic designs in stomatopod cuticles
title_fullStr Ecologically driven ultrastructural and hydrodynamic designs in stomatopod cuticles
title_full_unstemmed Ecologically driven ultrastructural and hydrodynamic designs in stomatopod cuticles
title_sort ecologically driven ultrastructural and hydrodynamic designs in stomatopod cuticles
publishDate 2018
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/128443
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