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Research Paper

Boomeranging in structural defense

Phytophagous insect uses cycad trichomes to defend against entomophagy

Pages 1484-1487 | Published online: 18 Sep 2012

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Figure 1. The Cycas revoluta cataphyll complex is adorned with elaborate tufts of trichomes (top). Quotient of Aulacaspis yasumatsui individuals on Cycas revoluta cataphylls that were predated by Rhyzobius lophanthae beetles as a function of days after trichome removal. Mean ± SE (bottom).

Figure 1. The Cycas revoluta cataphyll complex is adorned with elaborate tufts of trichomes (top). Quotient of Aulacaspis yasumatsui individuals on Cycas revoluta cataphylls that were predated by Rhyzobius lophanthae beetles as a function of days after trichome removal. Mean ± SE (bottom).

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