The evolutionary ecology of decorating behaviour

Biology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Ruxton, Graeme D ^a   Stevens, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Camouflage; Covering; Crypsis; Masking; Ornamenting; Shield carrying

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIOENERGETICS; BUOYANCY; CRYPSIS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; INSECT; ORNAMENTATION; PARASITE;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 84930510956     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2015.0325     Document Type: Review

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