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Sensing the Underground – Ultrastructure and Function of Sensory Organs in Root-Feeding Melolontha melolontha (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) Larvae

INTRODUCTION: Below ground orientation in insects relies mainly on olfaction and taste. The economic impact of plant root feeding scarab beetle larvae gave rise to numerous phylogenetic and ecological studies. Detailed knowledge of the sensory capacities of these larvae is nevertheless lacking. Here...

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Autores principales: Eilers, Elisabeth J., Talarico, Giovanni, Hansson, Bill S., Hilker, Monika, Reinecke, Andreas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3405142/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22848471
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041357

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