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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...
Autores principales: | Humphreys, Rosalind K., Ruxton, Graeme D. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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