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Animal or Plant: Which Is the Better Fog Water Collector?
Occasional fog is a critical water source utilised by plants and animals in the Namib Desert. Fog basking beetles (Onymacris unguicularis, Tenebrionidae) and Namib dune bushman grass (Stipagrostris sabulicola, Poaceae) collect water directly from the fog. While the beetles position themselves optima...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3318004/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22509331 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0034603 |