Predator feeding choice on conspicuous and non-conspicuous carabid beetles: first results
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- 20 May 2011
- journal article
- Published by Pensoft Publishers in ZooKeys
- Vol. 100 (100), 171-179
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.100.1525
Abstract
Insects use various types of behaviour, chemical defences, mimetic, aposematic or cryptic appearances as anti-predatory strategies. Among insects, carabid beetlKeywords
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