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Reaching the Ball or Missing the Flight? Collective Dispersal in the Two-Spotted Spider Mite Tetranychus urticae
The two-spotted spider mite is a worldwide phytophagous pest displaying a peculiar dispersal. At high density, when plants are exhausted, individuals gather at the plant apex to form a collective silk-ball. This structure can be dispersed by wind or phoresy. Individuals initiating the ball are enclo...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3797074/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24143242 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077573 |