Variability in the mechanical properties of spider silks on three levels: interspecific, intraspecific and intraindividual
Variability in the mechanical properties of spider silks on three levels: interspecific, intraspecific and intraindividual
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DOI:
10.1016/s0141-8130(98)00094-4
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发表时间:
1999-03-01
影响因子:
8.2
通讯作者:
Vollrath, F
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作者:
Madsen, B;Shao, ZZ;Vollrath, F
The mechanical characteristics of dragline silks collected from a range of spiders drawn from the Argiopidae, Tetragnathidae, Theridiidae and Pisauridae displayed significant inter- and intraspecific differences. Dragline silks of the same species could show considerable variability probably dependent upon spider condition; starvation, for example, lead to decreased breaking elongation in Nephila edulis. Environmental conditions such as reeling speed affected silk properties such that (i) breaking elongation decreased, (ii) breaking stress increased and (iii) Young's modulus increased with increasing reeling speed. However, N. edulis and Araneus diadematus responded differently to the reeling speed treatments suggesting differences in basic silk properties. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.