The ancient chemistry of avoiding risks of predation and disease

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 267-281

  Yao, M ^a   Rosenfeld, J ^a   Attridge, S ^a   Sidhu, S ^a   Aksenov, V ^a   Rollo, C D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Caterpillars; Death recognition; Disease; Fatty acids; Isopoda; Necromones; Predation; Shelter selection

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; BLATTARIA; COLLEMBOLA; CRUSTACEA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYPHANTRIA CUNEA; ISOPODA; ISOPTERA; MALACOSOMA;

EID: 76349091162     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-009-9069-4     Document Type: Article

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