Lines of defense in the harvestman Hoplobunus mexicanus (Arachnida: Opiliones): Aposematism, stridulation, thanatosis, and irritant chemicals

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 300-308

  Pomini, Armando Mateus ^a   Machado, Glauco ^b   Pinto da Rocha, Ricardo ^b   Macías Ordóñez, Rogelio ^c   Marsaioli, Anita J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; APOSEMATISM; ARACHNID; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; COLOR; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; MORPHOLOGY; SECRETION;

ARACHNIDA; HOPLOBUNUS; OPILIONES;

EID: 77953323453     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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