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Two Defensive Lines in Juvenile Leaf Beetles; Esters of 3-nitropropionic Acid in the Hemolymph and Aposematic Warning

Juveniles of the leaf beetles in subtribe Chrysomelina have efficient defense strategies against predators. When disturbed, they transiently expose volatile deterrents in large droplets from nine pairs of defensive glands on their back. Here, we report on an additional line of defense consisting of...

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Autores principales: Pauls, Gerhard, Becker, Tobias, Rahfeld, Peter, Gretscher, Rene R., Paetz, Christian, Pasteels, Jacques, von Reuss, Stephan H., Burse, Antje, Boland, Wilhelm
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4839037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27033853
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10886-016-0684-0