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Cows painted with zebra-like striping can avoid biting fly attack
Experimental and comparative studies suggest that the striped coats of zebras can prevent biting fly attacks. Biting flies are serious pests of livestock that cause economic losses in animal production. We hypothesized that cows painted with black and white stripes on their body could avoid biting f...
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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/PMC6776349/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31581218 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223447 |