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larva

Also known as larvae, larval, larval stage, Haechoolring, Hatchling

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A larva is an immature form of an insect that looks completely different from its adult version and must go through a transformation process called metamorphosis to become an adult. Larva matter because understanding their biology helps scientists study insect development, behavior, and ecology.

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138,282 papers

Useful road maps: studying Drosophila larva's central nervous system with the help of connectomics.ReviewCurrent opinion in neurobiology · 2020Eschbach C, Zlatic MDOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2020.09.008
An improved automated zebrafish larva high-throughput imaging system.Computers in biology and medicine · 2021Zhang G, Yu X, Huang G et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.104702
Larva Migrans of Baylisascaris potosis In Experimental Animals.The Journal of parasitology · 2018Taira K, Nakamura S, Tokiwa T et al.DOI: 10.1645/18-41
Description of the larva of Hypsilara (Coleoptera: Elmidae).Zootaxa · 2023Laššová K, Čiamporová-Zaťovičová Z, Jr FČDOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5296.1.8
Stability of olfactory behavior syndromes in the Drosophila larva.Scientific reports · 2023Odell SR, Zito N, Clark D et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29523-x
From trochophore to pilidium and back again - a larva's journey.ReviewThe International journal of developmental biology · 2014Maslakova SA, Hiebert TCDOI: 10.1387/ijdb.140090sm
Fourier Motion Processing in the Optic Tectum and Pretectum of the Zebrafish Larva.Frontiers in neural circuits · 2021Duchemin A, Privat M, Sumbre GDOI: 10.3389/fncir.2021.814128
Description of the final stadium larva of Cryptophaea vietnamensis (van Tol & Rozendaal, 1995) (Odonata: Euphaeidae) from Vietnam.Zootaxa · 2024Phan QT, Keetapithchayakul TSDOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5512.1.7

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Selected types of larvae
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A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle.