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A notodontid novelty: Theroa zethus caterpillars use behavior and anti-predator weaponry to disarm host plants
Unlike most notodontids, Theroa zethus larvae feed on plants that emit copious latex when damaged. To determine how the larvae overcome this defense, we filmed final instars on poinsettia, Euphorbia pulcherrima, then simulated their behaviors and tested how the behaviors individually and combined af...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6619741/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31291279 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218994 |