Free-flight encounters between praying mantids (Parasphendale agrionina) and bats (Eptesicus fuscus)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 555-562

  Triblehorn, J D ^a,c   Ghose, K ^a   Bonn, K ^a   Moss, C F ^a,b   Yager, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Echolocation; Escape; Hearing; Insect; Predator prey

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; FLYING; MALE; MANTODEA; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MALE; MANTODEA; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EPTESICUS FUSCUS; HEXAPODA; MANTIS; MANTODEA;

EID: 41149103006     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.005736     Document Type: Article

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