A re-evaluation of silk measurement by the cecropia caterpillar (Hyalophora cecropia) during cocoon construction reveals use of a silk odometer that is temporally regulated.
The late 5th instar caterpillar of the cecropia silk moth (Hyalophora cecropia) spins a silken cocoon with a distinct, multilayered architecture. The cocoon construction program, first described by the seminal work of Van der Kloot and Williams, consists of a highly ordered sequence of events. We pe...
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| Hōputu: | Artigo |
| Reo: | Inglês |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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| Rangatū: | PLoS ONE |
| Urunga tuihono: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228453 |
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