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Microbial Communities of Lycaenid Butterflies Do Not Correlate with Larval Diet
Herbivores possess many counteradaptations to plant defenses, and a growing body of research describes the role of symbiotic gut bacteria in mediating herbivorous diets among insects. However, persistent bacterial symbioses have not been found in Lepidoptera, despite the fact that perhaps 99% of the...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5129467/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27965647 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01920 |