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Corticosterone modulation of reproductive and immune systems trade-offs in female tree lizards: long-term corticosterone manipulations via injectable gelling material

Susannah S. French, Ryan McLemore, Brent Vernon, Gwynne I. H. Johnston, Michael C. Moore
Journal: Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (2007) 210 (16): 2859–2865.
https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.005348
Published: 15 August 2007
... tree lizards( Urosaurus ornatus ) to test the hypothesis that CORT regulates the distribution of limiting resources between the reproductive and immune systems. To manipulate circulating concentrations of CORT we utilized a novel method of hormone implantation, in which a polymeric compound is mixed...
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Silken toolkits: biomechanics of silk fibers spun by the orb web spider Argiope argentata (Fabricius 1775)

Todd A. Blackledge, Cheryl Y. Hayashi
Journal: Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (2006) 209 (13): 2452–2461.
https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.02275
Published: 1 July 2006
... the mechanical performance of this toolkit of silks for the silver garden spider Argiope argentata . Four silks exhibit viscoelastic behaviour typical of polymers, but differ statistically from each other by up to 250% in performance, giving each silk a distinctive suite of material properties. Major ampullate...
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Quasistatic and continuous dynamic characterization of the mechanical properties of silk from the cobweb of the black widow spider Latrodectus hesperus

Todd A. Blackledge, John E. Swindeman, Cheryl Y. Hayashi
Journal: Journal of Experimental Biology
J Exp Biol (2005) 208 (10): 1937–1949.
https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.01597
Published: 15 May 2005
...: Department of Biology,University of Akron, Arkon, OH 44325-3908, USA (e-mail: blackledge@uakron.edu ) 14 3 2005 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2005 2005 biomechanics continuous dynamic analysis (CDA) dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) spider web major ampullate silk polymer...
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