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Communication in necrophagous Diptera larvae: interspecific effect of cues left behind by maggots and implications in their aggregation

Necrophagous Calliphoridae breed in vertebrate carrion. Their larvae aggregate and form large masses of individuals. These aggregated larvae can reach adulthood faster than scattered larvae, increasing their chances of survival. Furthermore, the gathering of larvae of different species suggests poss...

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Autores principales: Fouche, Quentin, Hedouin, Valery, Charabidze, Damien
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5809460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29434278
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21316-x