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Jumping in lantern bugs (Hemiptera, Fulgoridae)

Lantern bugs are amongst the largest of the jumping hemipteran bugs, with body lengths reaching 44 mm and masses reaching 0.7 g. They are up to 600 times heavier than smaller hemipterans that jump powerfully using catapult mechanisms to store energy. Does a similar mechanism also propel jumping in t...

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Autores principales: Burrows, M., Ghosh, A., Sutton, G. P., Yeshwanth, H. M., Rogers, S. M., Sane, S. P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8714067/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34755862
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.243361