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One proboscis, two tasks: Adaptations to blood-feeding and nectar-extracting in long-proboscid horse flies (Tabanidae, Philoliche)

Female Pangoniinae in the tabanid fly genus Philoliche can display remarkably elongated proboscis lengths, which are adapted for both blood- and nectar-feeding. Apart from their role as blood-sucking pests, they represent important pollinators of the South African flora. This study examines the morp...

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Главные авторы: Karolyi, Florian, Colville, Jonathan F., Handschuh, Stephan, Metscher, Brian D., Krenn, Harald W.
Формат: Artigo
Язык:Inglês
Опубликовано: Elsevier Science Ltd 2014
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Online-ссылка:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4175409/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25066540
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2014.07.003
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