Faecal firing in a skipper caterpillar is pressure-driven

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 121-133

  Caveney, Stanley ^a   McLean, Heather ^a   Surry, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anal comb; Blood pressure; Calpodes ethlius; Caterpillar; Defecation; Faecal pellet; Skipper

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031910346     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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