Physical and behavioral adaptations to prevent overheating of the living wings of butterflies
Butterfly wings have low thermal capacity and thus are vulnerable to damage by overheating. Here, Tsai et al. take an interdisciplinary approach to reveal the organs, nanostructures and behaviors that enable butterflies to sense and regulate their wing temperature.
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Autores principales: | Cheng-Chia Tsai, Richard A. Childers, Norman Nan Shi, Crystal Ren, Julianne N. Pelaez, Gary D. Bernard, Naomi E. Pierce, Nanfang Yu |
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Formato: | article |
Lenguaje: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/d1162494b9084738b0d32e3026423fdb |
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