Noctuid moths show neural and behavioural responses to sounds made by some bat-marking rings

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 829-835

  Norman, Alex P ^a   Jones, Gareth ^a   Arlettaz, Raphaël ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; RINGING; ULTRASONICS;

LEPIDOPTERA; MYOTIS BLYTHII; MYOTIS MYOTIS; NOCTUA COMES;

EID: 0033118785     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1998.1028     Document Type: Article

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