[Odonata-l] Two Publications on the Mechanical Properties of Dragonfly Wings

[tmorse@teleport.com]

I learned of the following two articles from an IngentaConnect contents 
service alert (http://www.ingentaconnect.com/).  Since they are published in 
a journal that is probably not read by most odonatologists, I figured I'd pass 
the information along.  I don't have easy access to the journal, so I haven't 
read the articles, but the titles sound intriguing.

TI: Nanomechanical properties of the stigma of dragonfly Anax parthenope
julius Brauer AU: Tong, J; Zhao, Y; Sun, J; Chen, D JN: Journal of
Materials Science PD: 2007 VO: 42 NO: 8 PG: 2894-2898

TI: Microstructure and nanomechanical properties of the wing membrane of
dragonfly AU: Song, F; Xiao, KW; Bai, K; Bai, YL JN: Materials Science and
Engineering A PD: 2007 VO: 457 NO: 1-2 PG: 254-260

Terry Morse