Sexual selection and predator avoidance in an acoustic moth: Discriminating females take fewer risks

Behaviour

Volumn 141, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 799-815

  Greig, Emma I ^a,b   Greenfield, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic communication; Bat echolocation; Defensive behaviour; Mate choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 4944255001     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568539042265626     Document Type: Article

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