Attraction to Carbon Dioxide from Feeding Resources and Conspecific Neighbours in Larvae of the Rhin...
Attraction to Carbon Dioxide from Feeding Resources and Conspecific Neighbours in Larvae of the Rhinoceros Beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Saprophagous (feeding on decaying matter) insects often use carbon dioxide (CO2) as a cue for finding food. Humus-feeding larvae of the giant rhinoceros beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus exhibit a clumped distribution in natural microhabitats, but the mechanisms driving the distribution were unknown. Herein, I examined whether larvae use CO2 as a cue fo...
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Attraction to Carbon Dioxide from Feeding Resources and Conspecific Neighbours in Larvae of the Rhinoceros Beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1730269733
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1730269733
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0141733
