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Caterpillar talk: Acoustically mediated territoriality in larval Lepidoptera

We provide evidence for conspecific acoustic communication in caterpillars. Larvae of the common hook-tip moth, Drepana arcuata (Drepanoidea), defend silk nest sites from conspecifics by using ritualized acoustic displays. Sounds are produced by drumming the mandibles and scraping the mandibles and...

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Main Authors: Yack, J. E., Smith, M. L., Weatherhead, P. J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The National Academy of Sciences 2001
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC58736/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11562462
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.191378898
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