Fireflies thwart bat attack with multisensory warnings

Many defended animals prevent attacks by displaying warning signals that are highly conspicuous to their predators. We hypothesized that bioluminescing fireflies, widely known for their vibrant courtship signals, also advertise their noxiousness to echolocating bats. To test this postulate, we pit n...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Leavell, Brian C., Rubin, Juliette J., McClure, Christopher J. W., Miner, Krystie A., Branham, Marc A., Barber, Jesse R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2018
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Research Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6105302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30140743
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aat6601

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6105302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30140743
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aat6601

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