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Cricket antennae shorten when bending (Acheta domesticus L.)

Insect antennae are important mechanosensory and chemosensory organs. Insect appendages, such as antennae, are encased in a cuticular exoskeleton and are thought to bend only between segments or subsegments where the cuticle is thinner, more flexible, or bent into a fold. There is a growing apprecia...

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Autores principales: Loudon, Catherine, Bustamante, Jorge, Kellogg, Derek W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4071997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25018734
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2014.00242