Long horns protect Hestina japonica butterfly larvae from their natural enemies

Animals sometimes have prominent projections on or near their heads serving diverse functions such as male combat, mate attraction, digging, capturing prey, sensing or defence against predators. Some butterfly larvae possess a pair of long frontal projections; however, the function of those projecti...

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Autores principales: Kandori, Ikuo, Hiramatsu, Mamoru, Soda, Minako, Nakashima, Shinya, Funami, Shun, Yokoi, Tomoyuki, Tsuchihara, Kazuko, Papaj, Daniel R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8857287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35181732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06770-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8857287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35181732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06770-y

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