Figure 9
Influence of body curvature and landing duration on impact force. (A) Landing duration for each platform incline. (B) Correlation between maximal body curvature and landing duration (p = 5.5 × 10–7, r2 = 0.51). (C) Impact force acting on the gecko’s body during landing on the different surfaces. (D) Correlation between landing duration and log-transformed impact force (p = 4.3 × 10–14, r2 = 0.81). Bar plots show mean values and standard errors. n.s.: no significance; **: 0.001 < p < 0.01; ***: p < 0.001.
