Difference between revisions of "Exoskeleton"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | A body covering, typically made of [[chitin]], that provides support and protection. It is found predominantly on insects. <ref> | + | A body covering, typically made of [[chitin]],<ref>Ants of the North Quabbin: [http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/personnel/web/aellison/antsofthenorthquabbin/NQAnts/glosssary.htm Glossary - Exoskeleton]</ref> that provides support and protection. It is found predominantly on insects. <ref>Study of Northern Virginia Ecology: [http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/glossary.htm Glossary - Exoskeleton]</ref> |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 22:15, December 20, 2008
A body covering, typically made of chitin,[1] that provides support and protection. It is found predominantly on insects. [2]
See also
References
- ↑ Ants of the North Quabbin: Glossary - Exoskeleton
- ↑ Study of Northern Virginia Ecology: Glossary - Exoskeleton