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Spatial orientation of social caterpillars is influenced by polarized light
Processionary caterpillars of Thaumetopoea pityocampa (in Europe) and Ochrogaster lunifer (in Australia) (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) form single files of larvae crawling head-to-tail when moving to feeding and pupation sites. We investigated if the processions are guided by polarization vision. The...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8086976/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33592154 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0736 |