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A Third Type of Defensive Behavior in the Tenebrionid Beetle Zophobas atratus Pupae

Pupae of the tenebrionid beetle Zophobas atratus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) exhibit two types of reflex abdominal motions in response to tactile stimulation: circular rotation and lateral bending to close pinching devices (gin-traps). In the present study, the pupa exhibited novel, sequen...

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Autores principales: Ichikawa, Toshio, Sakamoto, Hirofumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of Wisconsin Library 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3735109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23895506
http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.013.3301