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Floating of the lobes of mosquito (Aedes togoi) larva for respiration

Mosquito (Aedes togoi) larva has to float its siphon on the water surface to breathe air. To elucidate the floating mechanism of the siphon, morphological structures, especially the flap-like lobes and spiracle of the siphon, were observed. Wettability and dynamic behavior of the lobes on the water...

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Autores principales: Lee, Seung Chul, Kim, Jun Ho, Lee, Sang Joon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5316934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28216635
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep43050