The large and central Caligo martia eyespot may reduce fatal attacks by birds: a case study supports the deflection hypothesis in nature
Many animals have colorations that resemble eyes, but the functions of such eyespots are debated. Caligo martia (Godart, 1824) butterflies have large ventral hind wing eyespots, and we aimed to test whether these eyespots act to deflect or to thwart bird attacks through intimidation in a natural com...
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2024-08-01
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| Series: | Peer Community Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10.24072/pcjournal.442/ |
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