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Shape of Evasive Prey Can Be an Important Cue That Triggers Learning in Avian Predators
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Advertising escape ability could reduce predatory attacks. However, the effectiveness of certain phenotypic cues (e.g., color, shape, and size) in signaling evasiveness is still unknown. Understanding the role of such signals in driving predator learning
Daniel Linke +5 more
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Specialist or generalist? Feeding ecology of the Malagasy poison frog Mantella aurantiaca [PDF]
, 2007 We studied the diet of a population of free-ranging Mantella aurantiaca, an alkaloid-containing poison frog from Madagascar. As in other poison frogs, this species is thought to sequester alkaloids from arthropod prey.
Fisher, Brian L. +5 more
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Moths of the Douglas Lake Region (Emmet and Cheboygan Counties), Michigan: V. Crambidae and Pyralidae (Lepidoptera) [PDF]
, 2017 187 species of Pyraloidea from Emmet and Cheboygan Counties in Michigan are documented, providing the first extensive list of any microlepidopteran group for any part of the state.
Scholtens, Brian
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, 2013 Phobias are usually described as irrational and persistent fears of certain objects or situations, and causes of such fears are difficult to identify.
Cole, Geoff G, Wilkins, Arnold J
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A theory for investment across defences triggered at different stages of a predator-prey encounter [PDF]
, 2019 We introduce a general theoretical description of a combination of defences acting sequentially at different stages in the predatory sequence in order to make predictions about how animal prey should best allocate investment across different defensive ...
Broom, M. +4 more
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Unripe red fruits may be aposematic [PDF]
Plant Signaling & Behavior, 2009 The unripe fruits of certain species are red. Some of these species disperse their seeds by wind (Nerium oleander, Anabasis articulata), others by adhering to animals with their spines (Emex spinosa) or prickles (Hedysarum spinosissimum). Certainly neither type uses red coloration as advertisement to attract the seed dispersing agents.
Simcha, Lev-Yadun +2 more
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Restoration Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 3, March 2026.Abstract Introduction A primary goal of habitat restoration is the return of both taxonomic and functional diversity to support ecosystem resilience and functioning. This study assessed how insect functional biodiversity (focusing on beetles [Coleoptera] and ants [Formicidae]) responds to invasive pine (Pinus spp.) removal, in a Mediterranean‐type ...
Rebecca A. Cawood +2 more
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The golden mimicry complex uses a wide spectrum of defence to deter a community of predators
eLife, 2017 Mimicry complexes typically consist of multiple species that deter predators using similar anti-predatory signals. Mimics in these complexes are assumed to vary in their level of defence from highly defended through to moderately defended, or not ...
Stano Pekár +4 more
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Development and evolution of insect pigmentation: Genetic mechanisms and the potential consequences of pleiotropy [PDF]
, 2009 Insect pigmentation is a premier model system in evolutionary and developmental biology. It has been at the heart of classical studies as well as recent breakthroughs.
Beldade, P., Wittkopp, PJ.
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Predator Mixes and the Conspicuousness of Aposematic Signals [PDF]
The American Naturalist, 2004 Conspicuous warning signals of unprofitable prey are a defense against visually hunting predators. They work because predators learn to associate unprofitability with bright coloration and because strong signals are detectable and memorable. However, many species that can be considered defended are not very conspicuous; they have weak warning signals ...
John A, Endler, Johanna, Mappes
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