Female greater wax moths reduce sexual display behavior in relation to the potential risk of predation by echolocating bats

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 375-380

  Jones, Gareth ^a   Barabas, Anna ^a   Elliott, Wendy ^a   Parsons, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bats; Echolocation; Mating behavior; Moths; Predation risk; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; ECHOLOCATION; MATING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION RISK; ULTRASONICS;

GALLERIA MELLONELLA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYOTIS; MYOTIS DAUBENTONI; MYOTIS DAUBENTONII; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 0036558653     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/13.3.375     Document Type: Article

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