Change in protective coloration in the striated shieldbug Graphosoma lineatum (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae): Predator avoidance and generalization among different life stages

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 423-432

  Gamberale Stille, Gabriella ^a   Johansen, Aleksandra I ^a   Tullberg, Birgitta S ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aposematism; Camouflage; Crypsis; Domestic chick; Ontogenetic colour change; Warning coloration

Indexed keywords

APOSEMATISM; BEETLE; CRYPSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; POULTRY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; GRAPHOSOMA LINEATUM; HETEROPTERA; PENTATOMIDAE;

EID: 77952744071     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-009-9315-3     Document Type: Article

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