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Zebras of all stripes repel biting flies at close range

The best-supported hypothesis for why zebras have stripes is that stripes repel biting flies. While this effect is well-established, the mechanism behind it remains elusive. Myriad hypotheses have been suggested, but few experiments have helped narrow the field of possible explanations. In addition,...

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Autores principales: Tombak, Kaia J., Gersick, Andrew S., Reisinger, Lily V., Larison, Brenda, Rubenstein, Daniel I.
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/PMC9633588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36329147
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22333-7