Experimental and comparative analysis of masquerade in flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
Prey animals employ masquerade to avoid recognition by visual predators by developing a resemblance to inedible objects in their environment. Phytophagous flea beetles seem to resemble models of their own manufacture. While feeding they cause light- or dark-coloured hole-like damage on the leaves of...
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2024-08-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-202401-0031_experimental-and-comparative-analysis-of-masquerade-in-flea-beetles-coleoptera-chrysomelidae.php |
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