Avoiding attack : the evolutionary ecology of crypsis, warning signals and mimicry /

This book discusses the diversity of mechanisms by which prey avoid attack by predators and explores how such defensive mechanisms have evolved through natural selection. It considers how potential prey avoid detection, how they make themselves unprofitable to attack, how they signal their unprofita...

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1. Verfasser:
Ruxton
Weitere Verfasser:
Sherratt, Thomas N., Speed, Michael Patrick., Graeme D.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Zusammenfassung:
This book discusses the diversity of mechanisms by which prey avoid attack by predators and explores how such defensive mechanisms have evolved through natural selection. It considers how potential prey avoid detection, how they make themselves unprofitable to attack, how they signal their unprofitability, and how other species have exploited these signals. Using carefully selected examples drawn from a wide range of species and ecosystems, the authors present a critical analysisof the most important published works in the field. Illustrative examples of camouflage, mimicry and warning signals
Umfang:
1 online resource (262 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-4356-3085-8
1-280-75396-X
9786610753963
0-19-152377-1
Schlagworte:
Animal defenses.
Evolution.
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