Diurnal tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) capture prey without sight

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 305-312

  Riggins, John J ^a,b   Hoback, W Wyatt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cicindelidae; Nonvisual cues; Predation; Prey capture

Indexed keywords

CICINDELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS;

EID: 18744408852     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-005-3691-5     Document Type: Article

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