Solitary Living Brings a Decreased Weight and an Increased Agility to the Domestic Silkworm, <i>Bombyx mori</i>

The domestic silkworms, <i>Bombyx mori</i>, always live in groups and little is known of the outcomes of solitary living. We bred solitary silkworms and performed a comprehensive investigation of the difference between solitary and group-living silkworms. The results show that solitary s...

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Main Authors: Zhenglin Zhu, Yuting Tan, Siyu Xiao, Zhufen Guan, Wen Zhao, Zhijun Dai, Gexin Liu, Ze Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/9/809