Crypsis versus intimidation - Anti-predation defence in three closely related butterflies

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 455-459

  Vallin, Adrian ^a   Jakobsson, Sven ^a   Lind, Johan ^b   Wiklund, Christer ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BUTTERFLY; CRYPSIS;

AGLAIS URTICAE; AVES; PAPILIONOIDEA; PARUS CAERULEUS; POLYGONIA C-ALBUM;

EID: 30744432367     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-005-0069-9     Document Type: Article

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