Japanese Papilio butterflies puddle using Na(+) detected by contact chemosensilla in the proboscis

Many butterflies acquire nutrients from non-nectar sources such as puddles. To better understand how male Papilio butterflies identify suitable sites for puddling, we used behavioral and electrophysiological methods to examine the responses of Japanese Papilio butterflies to Na(+), K(+), Ca(2+), and...

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Autores principales: Inoue, Takashi A., Hata, Tamako, Asaoka, Kiyoshi, Ito, Tetsuo, Niihara, Kinuko, Hagiya, Hiroshi, Yokohari, Fumio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3505521/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23138974
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-012-0976-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3505521/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23138974
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-012-0976-3

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