Do courtship flashes of fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) serve as aposematic signals to insectivorous bats?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1019-1025

  Moosman Jr , Paul R ^a   Cratsley, Christopher K ^b   Lehto, Scott D ^b   Thomas, Howard H ^b  

^a VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FITCHBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aposematism; bat; beetle; bioluminescence; Coleoptera; firefly; Lampyridae; prey selection; Vespertilionidae

Indexed keywords

BAT; BEETLE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; COURTSHIP; INSECTIVORE; PREY SIZE; SIGNALING;

COLEOPTERA; EPTESICUS FUSCUS; LAMPYRIDAE; PHOTINUS; PHOTURIS; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 70349172656     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.07.028     Document Type: Article

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