Increased susceptibility to predation for autotomized house crickets (Acheta domestica)

Ethology

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 670-677

  Bateman, Philip W ^a   Fleming, Patricia A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; AUTOTOMY; CRICKET; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR;

ACHETA DOMESTICUS; ANIMALIA; GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLINAE; SACCOSTOMUS CAMPESTRIS; SQUAMATA; TRACHYLEPIS STRIATA;

EID: 33745073226     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01218.x     Document Type: Article

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