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SUBMITTER: Edayoshi M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4376876 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Edayoshi Mina M Yamaguchi Junichi J Fujiwara Haruhiko H
PloS one 20150327 3
Spine-like or protruding structures, which may be aposematic for predators, are often observed in multiple segments of lepidopteran larvae (caterpillars). For example, the larvae of the Chinese wheel butterfly, Byasa alcinous, display many protrusions on their backs as a warning that they are toxic. Although these protrusions are formed by an integument lined with single-layered epidermal cells, the molecular mechanisms underlying their formation have remained unclear. In this study, we focused ...[more]