Are eavesdroppers multimodal? Sensory exploitation of floral signals by a non-native cockroach Blatta orientalis

Current Zoology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 162-174

  Vergara, Rodrigo C ^a   Torres Araneda, Alejandra ^a   Villagra, Diego A ^b   Raguso, Robert A ^c   Arroyo, Mary T K ^a   Villagra, Cristian A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE TARAPACÁ   (Chile)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Corolla visual display; Flower fragrance; Larcenists; Night blooming plants

Indexed keywords

ACAULIS; ANIMALIA; BLATTA ORIENTALIS; BLATTARIA; BLATTIDAE; HEXAPODA; OENOTHERA; ONAGRACEAE;

EID: 79953287037     PISSN: 16745507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/57.2.162     Document Type: Article

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