Auditory defence in the peacock butterfly (Inachis io) against mice (Apodemus flavicollis and A. sylvaticus)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 209-215

  Olofsson, Martin ^a   Jakobsson, Sven ^a   Wiklund, Christer ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anti predator behaviour; Lepidoptera; Mice; Multimodal defence; Predator prey interaction; Ultrasonic sound

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; AUDITORY CUE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BUTTERFLY; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LABORATORY METHOD; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RISK FACTOR; RODENT; SIGNAL; ULTRASONICS;

APODEMUS FLAVICOLLIS; APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; AVES; INACHIS IO; JUNONIA COENIA; LEPIDOPTERA; MUS; PAPILIONOIDEA; RODENTIA;

EID: 84855866194     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-011-1268-1     Document Type: Article

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