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components of wood, or fungi ?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> leps-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu [mailto:leps-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jim Mason<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 19, 2017 11:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Mike Quinn' <entomike@gmail.com>; 'Dplex' <Dplex-L@lists.ku.edu>; 'TXENTO' <TX-ENTO@listserv.uh.edu>; 'Entomo-L' <ENTOMO-L@listserv.uoguelph.ca>; 'Leps-L' <leps-l@mailman.yale.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Leps-l] "The curious case of the caterpillar's missing microbes" - Nature, 18 May 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.nature.com_news_the-2Dcurious-2Dcase-2Dof-2Dthe-2Dcaterpillar-2Ds-2Dmissing-2Dmicrobes-2D1.21955&d=DwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=TnrimowrgfUfeDLaILCqHpE_E3Tj1I08u5NqJEV_5uM&s=A_JfuzCQ5INMUZnS0ZzaawgkZYC0JX76rT5kNMmcuHw&e=">http://www.nature.com/news/the-curious-case-of-the-caterpillar-s-missing-microbes-1.21955</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<a href="mailto:leps-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu">leps-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a> [<a href="mailto:leps-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu">mailto:leps-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mike Quinn<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 19, 2017 8:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Dplex <<a href="mailto:Dplex-L@lists.ku.edu">Dplex-L@lists.ku.edu</a>>; TXENTO <<a href="mailto:TX-ENTO@listserv.uh.edu">TX-ENTO@listserv.uh.edu</a>>; Entomo-L <<a href="mailto:ENTOMO-L@listserv.uoguelph.ca">ENTOMO-L@listserv.uoguelph.ca</a>>; Leps-L
<<a href="mailto:leps-l@mailman.yale.edu">leps-l@mailman.yale.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Leps-l] "The curious case of the caterpillar's missing microbes" - Nature, 18 May 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">New paper indicates that monarchs and some other caterpillars, fish, and bats may not have microbes in their guts to help break down food.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I can't link to the paper due to limited computer functionality while on the road, but the title of the paper is in the subject line.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mike Quinn, Austin<br>
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Texas Entomology<br>
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__texasento.net&d=DwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=6Y0N3WpWoTUatkVCkm7JU43XifDxds96eBCCdRdbD2A&s=YCIhBrUJXDzLbd_j50q91Fb5uk2Wi8LuRFF3OMjqSfs&e=" target="_blank">http://texasento.net</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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