%0 Journal Article %1 vandeKamp:2011:Science:21719669 %A van de Kamp, T %A Vagovič, P %A Baumbach, T %A Riedel, A %D 2011 %J Science %K biology insects tomography %N 6038 %P 52-52 %R 10.1126/science.1204245 %T A biological screw in a beetle's leg %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21719669 %V 333 %X The coxa-trochanteral joints on the legs of the weevil Trigonopterus oblongus (Pascoe) work as a biological screw-and-nut system. The apical portions of the coxae closely resemble nuts with well-defined inner threads covering 345°. The corresponding trochanters have perfectly compatible external spiral threads of 410°.

@article{vandeKamp:2011:Science:21719669, abstract = {The coxa-trochanteral joints on the legs of the weevil Trigonopterus oblongus (Pascoe) work as a biological screw-and-nut system. The apical portions of the coxae closely resemble nuts with well-defined inner threads covering 345°. The corresponding trochanters have perfectly compatible external spiral threads of 410°.}, added-at = {2014-09-15T12:50:16.000+0200}, author = {van de Kamp, T and Vagovič, P and Baumbach, T and Riedel, A}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2e56f75c0a86be7a30790a28c2fdfc974/alex_ruff}, description = {A biological screw in a beetle's leg. [Science. 2011] - PubMed - NCBI}, doi = {10.1126/science.1204245}, interhash = {3074ab4a3ae9468fea1199550ff7bdd6}, intrahash = {e56f75c0a86be7a30790a28c2fdfc974}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {biology insects tomography}, month = jul, number = 6038, pages = {52-52}, pmid = {21719669}, timestamp = {2014-09-15T12:50:16.000+0200}, title = {A biological screw in a beetle's leg}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21719669}, volume = 333, year = 2011 }