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Gelechiidae Moths Are Capable of Chemically Dissolving the Pollen of Their Host Plants: First Documented Sporopollenin Breakdown by an Animal
BACKGROUND: Many insects feed on pollen surface lipids and contents accessible through the germination pores. Pollen walls, however, are not broken down because they consist of sporopollenin and are highly resistant to physical and enzymatic damage. Here we report that certain Microlepidoptera chemi...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3084278/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21552530 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019219 |