Time management and nectar flow: flower handling and suction feeding in long-proboscid flies (Nemestrinidae: Prosoeca)

A well-developed suction pump in the head represents an important adaptation for nectar-feeding insects, such as Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera and Diptera. This pumping organ creates a pressure gradient along the proboscis, which is responsible for nectar uptake. The extremely elongated proboscis of the...

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Autores principales: Karolyi, Florian, Morawetz, Linde, Colville, Jonathan F., Handschuh, Stephan, Metscher, Brian D., Krenn, Harald W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013
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Original Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3843750/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24258261
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-013-1114-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3843750/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24258261
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-013-1114-6

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