Predation risk and mating behavior: The responses of moths to bat-like ultrasound

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 552-558

  Acharya, Lalita ^a   McNeil, Jeremy N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bats; Mating behavior; Moths; Ostrinia nubilalis; Pheromone; Predation risk; Pseudaletia unipuncta; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CUE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ECHOLOCATION; MATING BEHAVIOR; MOTH; PREDATION RISK;

ANIMALIA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NOCTUIDAE; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; PSEUDALETIA UNIPUNCTA; PYRALIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031731709     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/9.6.552     Document Type: Article

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