sclerotisation

In both those examples there is heavy modification by sclerotisation.

The process of hardening is called sclerotisation.

The fluorescence occurs as a result of sclerotisation, which is the process of the body part hardening.

Fluorescence occurs as a result of sclerotisation and increases in intensity with each successive instar.

Its degree of sclerotisation or mineralisation determines how the cuticle responds to deformation.

The new exoskeleton does not fluoresce; as sclerotisation occurs, the fluorescence gradually returns.

Phenoloxidase and polyphenols have been localised in the meg, suggesting that this region is responsible for periostracal sclerotisation.

The species name refers to the heavily sclerotisation of the female genitalia and is derived from Latin gravic (meaning heavy) and armatus (meaning armed).

Generally, scorpions are considered to be in the second instar once sclerotisation has occurred, although in this case a molt was not observed between the soft and hard stage.

This distribution may suggest that phenoloxidase is incorporated into all levels of the sublamellar layer and that sclerotisation occurs subsequently when the enzyme substrate is presented.

The outer layer is where most of the thickening, biomineralization and sclerotisation takes place, and its material tends to be strong under compressive stresses, though weaker under tension.

The upper and lower parts of the thorax (sterna and terga respectively) are composed of segmental and intrasegmental sclerites which display secondary sclerotisation and considerable modification in the Lepidoptera.

Biomineralization occurs mainly in crustaceans; in insects and Arachnids the main reinforcing materials are various proteins hardened by linking the fibres in processes called sclerotisation and the hardened proteins are called sclerotin.

This morphological adaptation is often accompanied by sclerotisation of the terminal eighth urite, so that the ovipositor is able to penetrate through the tissues of the organism which will accommodate the eggs and larvae.In the male, the last urites undergo a complex transformation to form a device, integrated with the genitalia called the hypopygium.