Evidence for a more effective signal in aggregated aposematic prey

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 597-601

  Gamberale, Gabriella ^a   Tullberg, Birgitta S ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; HETEROPTERA; LYGAEIDAE; SPILOSTETHUS; SPILOSTETHUS PANDURUS; GALLUS GALLUS DOMESTICUS; HEMIPTERA;

APOSEMATISM; DOMESTIC CHICK; SEED BUG; SIGNAL;

EID: 0030222868     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0200     Document Type: Article

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