Morphology and Function of Cuticular Terraces in Stomatopoda (Crustacea) and Mantodea (Insecta)

Enrico Savazzi ()

Chapter 32 in Morphogenesis and Pattern Formation in Biological Systems, 2003, pp 379-389 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Relief patterns consisting of sets of subparallel ridges with a distinctly asymmetrical cross-section have been described in a variety of marine and marine-derived invertebrates (see below). In the literature, these ridges usually are called terraces, terrace-lines or terrace-sculptures [25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31] because of their superficial similarity with agricultural terraces on sloping terrains. Typically, the cross-section of a terrace is asymmetrically triangular, with a very steep face and a gently sloping opposite face, and a sharp edge (either straight or crenulated) delimiting the distal end of the steep face.

Keywords: Mobile Spine; Fixed Spine; Constructional Morphology; Agricultural Terrace; Predatory Strike (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-65958-7_32

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