Martins, Antonio F.; Bennett, Nigel Charles; Clavel, Sylvie; Groenewald, Hermanus B.; Hensman, Sean; Hoby, Stefan; Joris, Antoine; Manger, Paul R.; Milinkovitch, Michel C.
(Nature Publising Group, 2018-10-02)
An intricate network of crevices adorns the skin surface of the African bush elephant,
Loxodonta africana. These micrometre-wide channels enhance the effectiveness of thermal
regulation (by water retention) as well as ...