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Early erratic flight response of the lucerne moth to the quiet echolocation calls of distant bats

Nocturnal insects have evolved ultrasound-sensitive hearing in response to predation pressures from echolocating insectivorous bats. Flying tympanate moths take various evasive actions when they detect bat cries, including turning away, performing a steering/zigzagging flight and ceasing flight. In...

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Autores principales: Nakano, Ryo, Mason, Andrew C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6101402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30125318
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202679