Specialized Learning in Antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae), Pit-Digging Predators, Shortens Vulnerable Larval Stage

Unique in the insect world for their extremely sedentary predatory behavior, pit-dwelling larval antlions dig pits, and then sit at the bottom and wait, sometimes for months, for prey to fall inside. This sedentary predation strategy, combined with their seemingly innate ability to detect approachin...

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Autores principales: Hollis, Karen L., Cogswell, Heather, Snyder, Kenzie, Guillette, Lauren M., Nowbahari, Elise
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3066215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21479229
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017958

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3066215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21479229
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017958

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