Autotomy in a stick insect (Insecta: Phasmida): Predation versus molting

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 126-127

  Maginnis, Tara Lynne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b ST EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; ARTHROPOD; AUTOTOMY; INSECT; MOLT; PREDATION;

ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PHASMATIDAE; PHASMATODEA;

EID: 42049123445     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2008)091[0126:AIASII]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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