There will be blood: Autohaemorrhage behaviour as part of the defence repertoire of an insect

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 278, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 342-348

  Bateman, P W ^a   Fleming, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti predator mechanisms; Disturbance stridulation; Haemolymph; Reflex bleeding

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CRICKET; LIZARD;

ACANTHOPLUS DISCOIDALIS; ACRIDA; AGAMIDAE; ANIMALIA; GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLUS BIMACULATUS; HEXAPODA; NEMOBIINAE; POGONA VITTICEPS; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA; TRACHYLEPIS;

EID: 68349131395     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00582.x     Document Type: Article

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