Helen Gavaghan finds that the storm-tossed life of a limpet is not made any easier by its shell.
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Denny, M.W. Limits to optimization: fluid dynamics, adhesive strength and the evolution of shape in limpet shells. The Journal of Experimental Biology 203, 2602 - 2622 2000.
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Gavaghan, H. Lift, drag and separate. Nature (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/news000824-4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news000824-4