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Spittlebugs produce foam as a thermoregulatory adaptation

Insects have evolved multiple mechanisms to adapt to variations in environmental temperatures, including postural control of solar input, variations in diurnal activity, external morphological structures and selecting/generating microhabitats. Foam produced by Mahanarva fimbriolata nymphs (also know...

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Autores principales: Tonelli, Mateus, Gomes, Guilherme, Silva, Weliton D., Magri, Nathália T. C., Vieira, Durval M., Aguiar, Claudio L., Bento, José Maurício S.
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/PMC5856825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29549300
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-23031-z