Material composition of the mouthpart cuticle in a damselfly larva (Insecta: Odonata) and its biomechanical significance

The head morphology of Pyrrhosoma nymphula larvae (Odonata: Zygoptera) focusing on functional aspects of the mouthparts

(2017) Sebastian Büsse et al.   Frontiers in Zoology

Form–function relationships in dragonfly mandibles under an evolutionary perspective

(2017) Alexander Blanke et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Computational biomechanics changes our view on insect head evolution

(2017) Alexander Blanke et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Musculoskeletal modelling of the dragonfly mandible system as an aid to understanding the role of single muscles in an evolutionary context

(2016) Sina David et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Musculoskeletal modelling under an evolutionary perspective: deciphering the role of single muscle regions in closely related insects

(2016) Sina David et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

For consistency's sake? A reply to Bybeeet al.

(2016) GÖRAN SAHLÉN et al.   SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY

Larva, nymph and naiad - a response to the replies to Bybeeet al.(2015) and the results of a survey within the entomological community

(2016) SEBASTIAN BÜSSE et al.   SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY

Effect of microstructure on the mechanical and damping behaviour of dragonfly wing veins

(2016) H. Rajabi et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Structures, properties, and energy-storage mechanisms of the semi-lunar process cuticles in locusts

(2016) Chao Wan et al.   Scientific Reports

Resilin microjoints: a smart design strategy to avoid failure in dragonfly wings

(2016) H. Rajabi et al.   Scientific Reports

Enhanced Locomotion Efficiency of a Bio-inspired Walking Robot using Contact Surfaces with Frictional Anisotropy

(2016) Poramate Manoonpong et al.   Scientific Reports

Numerical investigation of insect wing fracture behaviour

(2015) H. Rajabi et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

For consistency's sake: the precise use of larva, nymph and naiad within Insecta

(2015) SETH M. BYBEE et al.   SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY

Coding characters from different life stages for phylogenetic reconstruction: a case study on dragonfly adults and larvae, including a description of the larval head anatomy ofEpiophlebia superstes(Odonata: Epiophlebiidae)

(2015) Alexander Blanke et al.   ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Analysis of the Functional Morphology of Mouthparts of the BeetlePriacma serrata, and a Discussion of Possible Food Sources

(2014) Thomas Hörnschemeyer et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE

Evidence for a material gradient in the adhesive tarsal setae of the ladybird beetle Coccinella septempunctata

(2013) Henrik Peisker et al.   Nature Communications

Locusts use a composite of resilin and hard cuticle as an energy store for jumping and kicking

(2012) M. Burrows et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Tools for crushing diatoms – opal teeth in copepods feature a rubber-like bearing composed of resilin

(2012) Jan Michels et al.   Scientific Reports

Water as a major modulator of the mechanical properties of insect cuticle

(2011) David Klocke et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Biologically Inspired Mushroom-Shaped Adhesive Microstructures

(2011) Lars Heepe et al.   Annual Review of Materials Research

Resilin-bearing wing vein joints in the dragonflyEpiophlebia superstes

(2011) Esther Appel et al.   Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

Detailed three-dimensional visualization of resilin in the exoskeleton of arthropods using confocal laser scanning microscopy

(2011) J. MICHELS et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY

Biomechanics of the stick insect antenna: Damping properties and structural correlates of the cuticle

(2011) Jan-Henning Dirks et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Resilin and chitinous cuticle form a composite structure for energy storage in jumping by froghopper insects

(2008) Malcolm Burrows et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Requirements for comparing the performance of finite element models of biological structures

(2008) E.R. Dumont et al.   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY