Under pressure: force resistance measurements in box mites (Actinotrichida, Oribatida)
Abstract Background Mechanical defenses are very common and diverse in prey species, for example in oribatid mites. Here, the probably most complex form of morphological defense is known as ptychoidy, that enables the animals to completely retract the appendages into a secondary cavity and encapsula...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Zoology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12983-019-0325-x |