Anti-bat flight activity in sound-producing versus silent moths

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 582-587

  Ratcliffe, John M ^a,d   Soutar, Amanda R ^b   Muma, Katherine E ^c   Guignion, Cassandra ^b   Fullard, James H ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; APOSEMATISM; BAT; CALLING BEHAVIOR; ECHOLOCATION; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MOTH; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; ULTRASONICS;

ARCTIIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUOIDEA;

EID: 46749146217     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z08-024     Document Type: Article

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