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A review of thanatosis (death feigning) as an anti-predator behaviour

ABSTRACT: Thanatosis—also known as death-feigning and, we argue more appropriately, tonic immobility (TI)—is an under-reported but fascinating anti-predator strategy adopted by diverse prey late on in the predation sequence, and frequently following physical contact by the predator. TI is thought to...

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Autores principales: Humphreys, Rosalind K., Ruxton, Graeme D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5769822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29386702
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-017-2436-8