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Active behaviour of terrestrial caterpillars on the water surface
Most butterfly and moth larvae (Lepidoptera) are terrestrial. When terrestrial caterpillars accidentally fall into water, they may drown or be preyed upon by aquatic predators before they can safely reach land. However, how terrestrial caterpillars escape aquatic environments and predators remains u...
Autores principales: | Hayashi, Masakazu, Sugiura, Shinji |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8445081/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34603846 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11971 |
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