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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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Autores principales: Uemura, Mizuki, Meglič, Andrej, Zalucki, Myron P., Battisti, Andrea, Belušič, Gregor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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