Vibrissa mechanical properties
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Dr. Mitra Hartmann accepted the invitation on 27 February 2008 (self-imposed deadline: 27 August 2008).
This article will briefly cover: Organisation of the vibrissal array (macro- and micro-vibrissae); Material properties and mechanical characteristics of vibrissae; theoretical and experimental studies of the effects of whisker deflection on bending, resonance, etc.; cross-species differences in whisker morphology (within rodents primarily but include other species if you wish)
