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A biological hydraulic accumulator: How the squirting cucumber, Ecballium elaterium, squirts its seeds

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Main Authors:	Testón-Martínez, Sergio, Gutierrez-Ariza, Carlos, Ocaña, Francisco J., de Casas, Rafael Rubio, Sainz-Díaz, C. Ignacio, Cartwright, Julyan H. E.
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Biological Physics Fluid Dynamics
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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