Animal transparency: How should we define form and function?
Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 4, Page 929-941, April 2025.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Animals use colour for a wide range of adaptive functions, ranging from cryptic colours that blend into their environments to bright, conspicuous signals that convey information, either to attract mates or to ward off predators and rivals.
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Uso de larvas de Lucilia sericata como terapia complementaria en la curación de heridas necróticas en Medicina Veterinaria [PDF]
, 2018 La terapia larval consiste en la aplicación de larvas vivas de moscas, microbiológicamente estériles sobre diferentes tipos de heridas como son: úlceras, heridas infectadas, quemaduras y ciertos tipos de tumores.
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Habitat and seasonal effects on blowfly ecology in possum carcasses in the Manawatu : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment for the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Ecology at Massey University [PDF]
, 1993 Flies were trapped on Keeble farm and in Keeble forest reserve between May 1992 to February 1993. Fewer Calliphoridae were trapped in pasture during summer than in autumn or winter and different fly species showed differing preferences for bush or ...
Appleton, Clive
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Miasis cutánea por larvas de Lucilia sericata (Meigen) en el hombre; reporte de un caso clínico en Barcelona [PDF]
, 1997 Las miasis comprenden todo un grupo de enfermedades que se pueden producir en el hombre, así como en otros animales (vertebrados o invertebrados), a causa de la parasitación tanto interna como externa por larvas de dípteros. Este tipo de enfermedades son
Jeremias, Xavier
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Interference coloration as an anti-predator defence [PDF]
, 2015 Interference coloration, in which the perceived colour varies predictably with the angle of illumination or observation, is extremely widespread across animal groups. However, despite considerable advances in our understanding of the mechanistic basis of
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Лечение пациентов с синдромом диабетической стопы личинками Lucilia sericata [PDF]
, 2013 Lucilia sericataДИАБЕТИЧЕСКАЯ СТОПА /терЛИЧИНКИмухиРАНЫ ...
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Coumarin reduces virulence and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by affecting quorum sensing, type III secretion and C-di-GMP levels [PDF]
, 2018 As one of the major pathogens in wound infections, Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces several virulence factors and forms biofilms; these processes are under the regulation of various quorum sensing (QS) systems.
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Generalized Additive Models and Lucilia sericata Growth: Assessing Confidence Intervals and Error Rates in Forensic Entomology* [PDF]
, 2008 Aaron M. Tarone, David R. Foran
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Identifying flies used for maggot debridement therapy [PDF]
, 2008 To the Editor: The use of maggots to clean necrotic wounds, known as maggot debridement therapy (MDT), has long been known to the scientific world. Its use has been recorded since the 1500s when soldiers’ wounds were often infested with maggots. Napoleon’
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