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| Patrycja |
Posted on 03-08-2008 08:10
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 Member Location: Poland Posts: 78 Joined: 02.07.08 |
Good morning Maybe someone knows why species of the genus Anthomyia are attracted to cantharidin? Regards! |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 03-08-2008 10:11
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
I think yiou will find the answer in this article: Quantification of cantharidin in canthariphilous ceratopogonidae (Diptera), anthomyiidae (Diptera) and cantharidin-producing oedemeridae (Coleoptera) 0098-0331 (Print) 1573-1561 (Online) --- Journal Journal of Chemical Ecology Publisher Springer Netherlands |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 03-08-2008 10:13
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
According to the german wikipedia, the importance of this is still unclear. I tried to access the article above, but it is not free...  |
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| Patrycja |
Posted on 03-08-2008 10:59
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Member Location: Poland Posts: 78 Joined: 02.07.08 |
Thanks! I will try to get this paper. I am just curious if these flies have the same aim in taking cantharidin like, for example, Anthicidae. |
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