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Mechanosensory hairs in bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) detect weak electric fields

Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) use information from surrounding electric fields to make foraging decisions. Electroreception in air, a nonconductive medium, is a recently discovered sensory capacity of insects, yet the sensory mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we investigate two putative electric fie...

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Publicado en:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Main Authors: Sutton, Gregory P., Clarke, Dominic, Morley, Erica L., Robert, Daniel
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2016
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4932954/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27247399
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1601624113
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