Table 1 The thickness and spacing measured from TEM micrographs (Fig. 2i, j)

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M. robinsoni

M. chrysomelas

 

Dense side (n = 18)

Sparse side (n = 16)

(n = 77)

Thickness (mean ± s.d.)

167 ± 35 nm

243 ± 35 nm

203 ± 25 nm

Spacing (mean ± s.d.)

306 ± 55 nm

575 ± 47 nm

381 ± 106 nm

  1. s.d. = standard deviation from the designated number of measurements (n)