Zobrazeno 1 - 5
of 5
pro vyhledávání: '"Veronica L. Bura"'
Publikováno v:
Bioacoustics. 32:348-372
Publikováno v:
Scientific Reports
Caterpillars have long been used as models for studying animal defence. Their impressive armour, including flamboyant warning colours, poisonous spines, irritating sprays and mimicry of plant parts, snakes and bird droppings, has been extensively doc
Publikováno v:
Journal of Insect Behavior. 25:114-126
The tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) is a model organism extensively studied for many aspects of its biology, including its anti-predator strategies. We report on a novel component of this caterpillar’s defence repertoire: sound production. Late in
Publikováno v:
Naturwissenschaften. 96:713-718
Caterpillars have many natural enemies and, therefore, have evolved a diversity of antipredator strategies. Most research focuses on those strategies (crypsis, countershading, and warning coloration) targeting visually guided predators. In contrast,
Publikováno v:
The Journal of experimental biology. 214(Pt 1)
SUMMARYCaterpillar defenses have been researched extensively, and, although most studies focus on visually communicated signals, little is known about the role that sounds play in defense. We report on whistling, a novel form of sound production for