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Structures, properties, and functions of the stings of honey bees and paper wasps: a comparative study

Through natural selection, many animal organs with similar functions have evolved different macroscopic morphologies and microscopic structures. Here, we comparatively investigate the structures, properties and functions of honey bee stings and paper wasp stings. Their elegant structures were system...

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Autores principales: Zhao, Zi-Long, Zhao, Hong-Ping, Ma, Guo-Jun, Wu, Cheng-Wei, Yang, Kai, Feng, Xi-Qiao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4571097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26002929
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.012195