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. 2015 Sep 2;10(9):e0134604. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134604

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Fig 5 — There is a significant relationship between maximum adhesive force and the area to compliance ratio, with little unexplained variability (~ 8%), which shows that it is the combination of the gecko’s compliance and adhesive toepad area that best explains variation in maximum adhesive force. Note: Dotted line shows slope of 0.5, for reference.