Mercury vapour lamps interfere with the bat defence of tympanate moths (Operophtera spp.; Geometridae)

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 223-226

  Svensson, A M ^a   Rydell, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; MOTH; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; PREY VULNERABILITY; STREETLAMP;

GEOMETRIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; OPEROPHTERA; OPEROPHTERA BRUMATA;

EID: 0031960299     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1997.0590     Document Type: Article

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