INTERACTION BETWEEN BUTTERFLIES (LEPIDOPTERA: NYMPHALIDAE) AND LONGHORN BEETLE (COLEOPTERA: CERAMBYCIDAE), WITH COMMENTS ON THE USE OF EXUDATE AS A FOOD RESOURCE

Interaction between butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) and longhorn beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), with comments on the use of exudate as a food resource

The interaction between the butterfly Fountainea glycerium cratais (Hewitson, 1874) and the longhorn beetle Retrachydes thoracicus thoracicus (Olivier, 1790), simultaneously feeding on the exudate of altitude sunscreen the Schinus tree (Anacardiaceae), is herein reported.We also revised the literature on this topic and compile data of other species

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Biomechanical Role and Motion Contribution of Ligaments and Bony Constraints in the Elbow Stability: A Preliminary Study

In flexion−extension motion, the interaction of several ligaments and bones characterizes the elbow joint stability.The aim of this preliminary study was to quantify the relative motion of the ulna with respect to the humerus in two human upper limbs specimens and to investigate the constraints role for maintaining the elbow joint stability i

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