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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Sensory trap"”.
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Evolution of the pheromone communication system in the European Beewolf Philanthus triangulum F. (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae)
… more or less distinct models, two of which are sensory exploitation and sensory trap. Both models postulate that male signals evolved in response to pre-existing perceptual biases of females. The sensory trap hypothesis additionally emphasizes that pre-existing female preferences for certain …
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Multi-component chemical defense in seahares (Gastropoda:Opisthobranchia): antipredator compounds act as both honest and deceptive signals to multiple predator species
… a diversity of predators whose behaviors and sensory systems can be highly divergent. Do prey chemical defenses function differently versus different predator species? Can chemical defenses be honest signals to some species and deceitful to others? These issues were examined using seahares …