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Visual Adaptations for Mate Detection in the Male Carpenter Bee Xylocopa tenuiscapa
Sexual dimorphism in eye structure is attributed to sexual selection in animals that employ vision for locating mates. In many male insects, large eyes and eye regions of higher acuity are believed to facilitate the location of females. Here, we compare various features of male and female eyes in th...
Autores principales: | Somanathan, Hema, Borges, Renee Maria, Warrant, Eric J., Kelber, Almut |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5249068/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28107354 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168452 |
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