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Concept of an Active Amplification Mechanism in the Infrared Organ of Pyrophilous Melanophila Beetles
Jewel beetles of the genus Melanophila possess a pair of metathoracic infrared (IR) organs. These organs are used for forest fire detection because Melanophila larvae can only develop in fire killed trees. Several reports in the literature and a modeling of a historic oil tank fire suggest that beet...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4685094/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26733883 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2015.00391 |