Extinction of the acoustic startle response in moths endemic to a bat-free habitat

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 856-861

  Fullard, J H ^a   Ratcliffe, J M ^a   Soutar, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic startle response; Island biology; Predator release; Regressive evolution; Sensory ecology

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BAT; ECHOLOCATION; MOTH;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FLYING; HEARING; MOTH; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYNESIA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STARTLE REFLEX; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; EVOLUTION; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; HEARING; MOTHS; PHYLOGENY; POLYNESIA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STARTLE REACTION; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 3042819715     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00722.x     Document Type: Article

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