A re-evaluation of silk measurement by the cecropia caterpillar (Hyalophora cecropia) during cocoon construction reveals use of a silk odometer that is temporally regulated

Hana Sehadova; Patrick A. Guerra; Ivo Sauman; Steven M. Reppert

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0228453

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A re-evaluation of silk measurement by the cecropia caterpillar (Hyalophora cecropia) during cocoon construction reveals use of a silk odometer that is temporally regulated

Hana Sehadova,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology, Branisovska, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branisovska, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2962-0871

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Patrick A. Guerra ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: guerrapk@ucmail.uc.edu (PAG); sauman@entu.cas.cz (IS); steven.reppert@umassmed.edu (SMR)

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States of America
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Ivo Sauman ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: guerrapk@ucmail.uc.edu (PAG); sauman@entu.cas.cz (IS); steven.reppert@umassmed.edu (SMR)

Affiliations Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology, Branisovska, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branisovska, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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Steven M. Reppert

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: guerrapk@ucmail.uc.edu (PAG); sauman@entu.cas.cz (IS); steven.reppert@umassmed.edu (SMR)

Affiliation Department of Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7852-438X

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A re-evaluation of silk measurement by the cecropia caterpillar (Hyalophora cecropia) during cocoon construction reveals use of a silk odometer that is temporally regulated

Hana Sehadova,
Patrick A. Guerra,
Ivo Sauman,
Steven M. Reppert

Published: February 19, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228453

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