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Biomechanical properties of predator-induced body armour in the freshwater crustacean Daphnia
The freshwater crustacean Daphnia is known for its ability to develop inducible morphological defences that thwart predators. These defences are developed only in the presence of predators and are realized as morphological shape alterations e.g. ‘neckteeth’ in D. pulex and ‘crests’ in D. longicephal...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5575280/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28851950 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-09649-5 |