Scorpion Sheds ‘Tail’ to Escape: Consequences and Implications of Autotomy in Scorpions (Buthidae: Ananteris)

Autotomy, the voluntary shedding or detachment of a body part at a determined cleavage plane, is a common anti-predation defense mechanism in several animal taxa, including arthropods. Among arachnids, autotomy has been observed in harvestmen, mites, and spiders, always involving the loss of legs. A...

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Autores principales: Mattoni, Camilo I., García-Hernández, Solimary, Botero-Trujillo, Ricardo, Ochoa, José A., Ojanguren-Affilastro, Andrés A., Pinto-da-Rocha, Ricardo, Prendini, Lorenzo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4309614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25629529
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116639

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4309614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25629529
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116639

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