Responses to worm-like-wriggling models by the praying mantis: Effects of amount of motion on prey recognition

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-129

  Yamawaki, Yoshifumi ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Insect; Peering; Praying mantis; Prey recognition; Vision

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; MANTIS; MANTIS RELIGIOSA; MANTODEA; TENODERA ANGUSTIPENNIS;

EID: 0037995677     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-002-0089-0     Document Type: Article

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