Aposematic coloration of gregarious insects can delay predation by an Ambush predator

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 51-54

  Hatle, J D ^a   Salazar, B A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aggregation; Ambush predator; Chemical defense; Frogs; Warning coloration

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; COLOR; INSECT;

EID: 0034758785     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-30.1.51     Document Type: Article

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