Countercurrent heat exchange and thermoregulation during blood-feeding in kissing bugs
Blood-sucking insects experience thermal stress at each feeding event on endothermic vertebrates. We used thermography to examine how kissing-bugs Rhodnius prolixus actively protect themselves from overheating. During feeding, these bugs sequester and dissipate the excess heat in their heads while m...
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| Idioma: | Inglês |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2017-11-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Acceso en liña: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/26107 |
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