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Lying down with protective setae as an alternative antipredator defence in a non-webbing spider mite

An antipredator defence in the citrus red mite Panonychus citri, which does not produce protective webs, was examined experimentally. P. citri adult females lie down on citrus leaf surfaces with their dorsal setae (hair) directed in all upper directions. They seldom move in response to physical stim...

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Autores principales: Yano, Shuichi, Shirotsuka, Kanako
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3851527/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24312748
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2193-1801-2-637