Mechanism of synchronous metamorphosis: larvae of a rhinoceros beetle alter the timing of pupation d...
Mechanism of synchronous metamorphosis: larvae of a rhinoceros beetle alter the timing of pupation depending on maturity of their neighbours
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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Synchronous development is widespread throughout the animal kingdom, but how synchrony is achieved remains largely unknown. I examined whether (1) a group-living rhinoceros beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus prepares for pupation (i.e. prepupates) synchronously in the field, (2) whether the synchrony occurs through social interactions, and (3) whether th...
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Mechanism of synchronous metamorphosis: larvae of a rhinoceros beetle alter the timing of pupation depending on maturity of their neighbours
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1652480581
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1652480581
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0340-5443
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1432-0762
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10.1007/s00265-014-1854-0
