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Defensive Gin-Trap Closure Response of Tenebrionid Beetle, Zophobas atratus, Pupae
Pupae of the beetle Zophobas atratus Fab. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) have jaws called gin traps on the lateral margin of their jointed abdominal segments. When a weak tactile stimulation was applied to the intersegmental region between the two jaws of a gin trap in a resting pupa, the pupa rapidly...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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University of Wisconsin Library
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3637037/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23448309 http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.012.13401 |