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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,...
Autores principales: | Tombak, Kaia J., Gersick, Andrew S., Reisinger, Lily V., Larison, Brenda, Rubenstein, Daniel I. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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