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Self-assembly of the butterfly proboscis: the role of capillary forces

The proboscis of butterflies and moths consists of two C-shaped fibres, the galeae, which are united after the insect emerges from the pupa. We observed that proboscis self-assembly is facilitated by discharge of saliva. In contrast with vertebrate saliva, butterfly saliva is not slimy and is an alm...

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Publicado no:J R Soc Interface
Main Authors: Zhang, Chengqi, Adler, Peter H., Monaenkova, Daria, Andrukh, Taras, Pometto, Suellen, Beard, Charles E., Kornev, Konstantin G.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: The Royal Society 2018
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6073639/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30045890
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2018.0229
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