Insects' manipulation of plant phenotype that realized their ultimate "su-gomori life (reclusive life in the nest)"
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - 09:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Researchers from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, have discovered a novel phenomenon that in galls (plant-made nests) formed by some aphid species, the inner gall wall promptly absorbs and removes watery waste that can kill the aphids when accumulated within the galls.