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Firefly “femmes fatales” acquire defensive steroids (lucibufagins) from their firefly prey
Female fireflies of the genus Photuris, the so-called firefly “femmes fatales,” prey on male fireflies of the genus Photinus. The females are able to entrap the males by faking the flash signal characteristics of the Photinus female. We found that by feeding on Photinus males, Photuris females gain...
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| Lenguaje: | Inglês |
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The National Academy of Sciences of the USA
1997
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| Acceso en línea: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC23257/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9275191 |
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