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Under pressure: force resistance measurements in box mites (Actinotrichida, Oribatida)
BACKGROUND: Mechanical defenses are very common and diverse in prey species, for example in oribatid mites. Here, the probably most complex form of morphological defense is known as ptychoidy, that enables the animals to completely retract the appendages into a secondary cavity and encapsulate thems...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6611053/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31312228 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-019-0325-x |