Surface structure, model and mechanism of an insect integument adapted to be damaged easily

BACKGROUND: Several sawfly larvae of the Tenthredinidae (Hymenoptera) are called easy bleeders because their whole body integument, except the head capsule, disrupts very easily at a given spot, under a slight mechanical stress at this spot. The exuding haemolymph droplet acts as a feeding deterrent...

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Autores principales: Boevé, Jean-Luc, Ducarme, Véronique, Mertens, Tanguy, Bouillard, Philippe, Angeli, Sergio
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC524519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15461785
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-3155-2-10

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC524519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15461785
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-3155-2-10

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