Predator avoidance learning of prey with secreted or stored defences and the evolution of insect defences

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 827-834

  Skelhorn, John ^a   Rowe, Candy ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; BIRD; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; EVOLUTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INSECT; PALATABILITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

AVES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS; TENEBRIO;

EID: 33748682998     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.12.010     Document Type: Article

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