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Avian predators attack aposematic prey more forcefully when they are part of an aggregation

Defended insects often advertise their unprofitability to potential predators using conspicuous aposematic coloration. Many aposematic insects are also gregarious, and it has been suggested that the aggregation of defended prey may have facilitated the evolution of aposematic coloration. Empirical s...

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Autori principali: Skelhorn, John, Ruxton, Graeme D
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: The Royal Society 2006
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1833999/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17148269
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2006.0522
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