Tonic immobility in terrestrial isopods: Intraspecific and interspecific variability

ZooKeys

Volumn 176, Issue SPECIAL ISSUE, 2012, Pages 155-170

  Quadros, Aline Ferreira ^a   Bugs, Priscila Silva ^a   Araujo, Paula Beatriz ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti predator strategies; Crinocheta; Death feigning

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; BALLONISCUS; BALLONISCUS GLABER; BALLONISCUS SELLOWII; ISOPODA; PORCELLIO; PORCELLIO DILATATUS;

EID: 84859402078     PISSN: 13132989     EISSN: 13132970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.176.2355     Document Type: Article

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