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Dr. Wencke Krings

  • Research Associate

Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3
20146 Hamburg
R-147

Phone: +49 40 238317 625
E-Mail: w.krings@leibniz-lib.de

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    2026

  • 2026/01

    Krings, W., Hausdorf, B., Gorb, S.N.

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    Ecomechanics of mollusks’ radula

    Biointerphases, 1, 21

  • 2026/01

    Krings, W., Gorb, S.N., Hausdorf, B.

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    Convergent evolution of failure- and wear-prevention in radulae of rock-scraping land snails (Chondrinidae, Gastropoda)

    Royal Society Open Science, 1, 13

  • 2025

  • 2025/10

    Below, P., Gorb, S.N., Friedrich, F., Krings, W.

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    Morphological and biomechanical adaptations of larval mandibles in Trichoptera (Insecta)

    Physiological Entomology

  • 2025/10

    Krings, W., Brütt, J., Gorb, S.N.

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    Correction: Elemental analyses reveal distinct mineralization patterns in radular teeth of various molluscan taxa

    Scientific reports, 1, 15

  • 2025/06

    Zeimet, T., Gorb, S.N., Krings, W.

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    Morphology and material composition of raptorial foreleg cuticles in praying mantises Gongylus gongylodes and Sphodromantis lineola

    Scientific reports, 15

  • 2025/06

    Dreger, L., Gorb, S.N., dos Santos Dias, P.H., Krings, W.

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    Structure and material composition of oral disc structures in selected Anuran tadpoles (Amphibia)

    Acta Biomaterialia, 199

  • 2025/05

    Krings, W., Gorb, S.N.

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    Erratum: “Performance of biological food processing interfaces: Perspectives on the science of mollusc radula” [Biointerphases 19, 030801 (2024)]

    Biointerphases, 3, 20

  • 2025/05

    Krings, W., Schulz-Kornas, E., Gorb, S.N.

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    Wear-coping mechanisms and functional morphology of the radular teeth of Vittina turrita (Neritimorpha, Gastropoda)

    Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 226, 22

  • 2025/04

    Matushkina, N., Gorb, S.N., Krings, W.

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    Material composition of the endophytic ovipositor in the damselfly, Calopteryx splendens (Odonata, Calopterygidae)

    Journal of Insect Physiology

  • 2025/02

    Krings, W., Riesel, T., Kaiser, T.M., Daasch, A., Schulz-Kornas, E., Gorb, S.N.

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    The Influence of the Collective Effect of Tooth–tooth Interaction on the Feeding Efficiency of Gastropods: A Biomimetic Approach

    Journal of bionic engineering/Journal of Bionics Engineering

  • 2025/01

    Filippov, A.E., Gorb, S.N., Krings, W.

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    Dynamic Numerical Model of Mucus Feeding in Gastropoda

    Advanced Theory and Simulations

  • 2024

  • 2024/12

    Piersanti, S., Salerno, G., Krings, W., Gorb, S.N., Rebora, M.

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    Functional morphology of cleaning devices in the damselfly Ischnura elegans (Odonata, Coenagrionidae)

    Beilstein journal of nanotechnology, 12

  • 2024/12

    Krings, W., Lopez, V., Machado, J.R., Gorb, S.N., Guillermo-Ferreira, R.

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    Ultrablack color in velvet ant cuticle

    Beilstein journal of nanotechnology, 15

  • 2024/12

    Krings, W., Below, P., Gorb, S.N.

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    Mandible mechanical properties and composition of the larval Glossosoma boltoni (Trichoptera, Insecta)

    Scientific reports, 1, 14

  • 2024/12

    Züger, S., Krings, W., Gorb, S.N., Büscher, T.H., Sombke, A.

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    Material composition and mechanical properties of the venom-injecting forcipules in centipedes

    Frontiers in Zoology, 1, 21

  • 2024/12

    Krings, W., Birkenfeld, V., Gorb, S.N.

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    Mechanical properties and cuticle organisation in mandibles are related to the task specialisation in leafcutter ants (Atta laevigata, Attini, Formicidae)

    Physiological Entomology

  • 2024/05

    Matsumura, Y., Krings, W., Kovalev, A., Gorb, S.N.

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    The puncture mechanics: an example from the bed bug Cimex lectularius showing traumatic insemination using the paramere

    Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 214, 21

  • 2024/05

    Krings, W., Gorb, S.N.

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    Performance of biological food processing interfaces: Perspectives on the science of mollusc radula

    Biointerphases, 3, 19

  • 2024/04

    Krings, W., Gorb, S.N.

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    Editorial: composite materials in biological and bioinspired systems

    Interface Focus, 2, 14

  • 2024/04

    Birkenfeld, V., Gorb, S.N., Krings, W.

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    Mandible elemental composition and mechanical properties from distinct castes of the leafcutter ant Atta laevigata (Attini; Formicidae)

    Interface Focus, 2, 14

  • 2024/04

    Klunk, C.L., Heethoff, M., Hammel, J.U., Gorb, S.N., Krings, W.

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    Mechanical and elemental characterization of ant mandibles: consequences for bite mechanics

    Interface Focus, 2, 14

  • 2024/04

    Hackethal, S., Schulz-Kornas, E., Gorb, S.N., Krings, W.

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    Wear patterns of radular teeth in Loligo vulgaris (Cephalopoda; Mollusca) are related to their structure and mechanical properties

    Interface Focus, 2, 14

  • 2024/02

    Krings, W., Gorb, S.N.

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    Diversity of Mineral Systems, Material Compositions and Mechanical Properties in Molluscan Radulae

  • 2023

  • 2023/12

    Krings, W., Gorb, S.N.

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    Mechanical properties of larval mouthparts of the antlion Euroleon nostras (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) and their correlation with cuticular material composition

    Zoomorphology, 4, 142

  • 2023/11

    Krings, W., Gorb, S.N.

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    Particle binding capacity of snail saliva

    The Journal of Chemical Physics, 18, 159

  • 2023/09

    Krings, W., Gorb, S.N.

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    Foraging on sand particles: Coatings of soft radular teeth (Paludomidae, Gastropoda, Mollusca)

    Invertebrate Biology, 3, 142

  • 2023/08

    Filippov, A.E., Gorb, S.N., Kovalev, A.E., Krings, W.

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    Dynamical Numerical Model of the Molluscan Radula in its Interaction with the Substrate and Food Particles

    Advanced Theory and Simulations, 8, 6

  • 2023/01

    Filippov, A.E., Krings, W., Gorb, S.

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    Suspension feeding in Copepoda (Crustacea) -a numerical model of setae acting in concert Full

    Beilstein journal of nanotechnology, 1, 14

  • 2022

  • 2022/12

    Brütt, J., Gorb, S.N., Krings, W.

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    The ontogeny of elements: distinct ontogenetic patterns in the radular tooth mineralization of gastropods

    Naturwissenschaften, 6, 109

  • 2021

  • 2021/12

    Krings, W., Marcé-Nogué, J., Gorb, S.N.

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    Finite element analysis relating shape, material properties, and dimensions of taenioglossan radular teeth with trophic specialisations in Paludomidae (Gastropoda)

    Scientific reports, 1, 11

  • 2021/06

    Krings, W., Gorb, S.N.

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    Substrate Roughness Induced Wear Pattern in Gastropod Radulae

    Biotribology, 26

  • 2021/04

    Krings, W., Gorb, S.N.

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    Radula packing and storage facilitated by tooth morphology in selected taenioglossan Gastropoda

    Journal of Molluscan Studies, 2, 87

  • 2021/01

    Krings, W., Kovalev, A., Gorb, S.N.

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    Collective Effect of Damage Prevention in Taenioglossan Radular Teeth is Related to the Ecological Niche

    SSRN Electronic Journal

  • 2021/01

    Gorb, S.N., Krings, W.

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    Gradients of Mechanical Properties in Taenioglossan Radular Teeth is Linked with Specific Function and Ecological Niche

    SSRN Electronic Journal

  • 2016

  • 2016/02

    Evolutionary organ pipes in full blast: Do snails dance to the Hutchinson tune?

    Zitteliana, 33, 88

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