On the mechanical stability of the air volume trapped within the diving bell of the water spider Argyroneta aquatica (Araneae;Cybaeidae); a thermodynamic analysis based on a model

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  • Dietrich Woermann Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Cologne, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2010.177

Keywords:

Argyroneta aquatica, diving bell

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2024-03-25

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Woermann, D. (2024). On the mechanical stability of the air volume trapped within the diving bell of the water spider Argyroneta aquatica (Araneae;Cybaeidae); a thermodynamic analysis based on a model. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 140(2), 246–248. https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2010.177

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Vol. 140 No. 2 (2010)

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