Conspicuous and aposematic spines in the animal kingdom

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 170-172

  Inbar, Moshe ^a   Lev Yadun, Simcha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; APOSEMATISM; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FAUNA;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; INTEGUMENT; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPINE;

ANIMALS; CRUSTACEA; ENVIRONMENT; FISHES; GRASSHOPPERS; MOLLUSCA; PIGMENTATION; PORCUPINES;

ANIMALIA; ARENA;

EID: 18744369641     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-005-0608-2     Document Type: Article

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