The visual orientation strategies of Mantis religiosa and Empusa fasciata reflect differences in the structure of their visual surroundings

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 737-752

  Kral, Karl ^a   Devetak, Dušan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Adaptive behaviour; Depth perception; Image motion; Praying mantis; Visual behaviour

Indexed keywords

EMPUSA; EMPUSA FASCIATA; MANTIDAE; MANTIS RELIGIOSA; MANTODEA;

EID: 0033506732     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020948809024     Document Type: Article

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