Tiger moths and woolly bears : behavior, ecology, and evolution of the Arctiidae /
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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Table of Contents:
- Utetheisa ornatrix, the ornate arctiid
- Evolution and taxonomic confusion in Arctiidae
- The immature stages : structure, function, behavior, and ecology
- Pyrrolizidine alkaloids : the successful adoption of a plant chemical defense
- Chemical defenses in woolly bears : sequestration and efficacy against predators and parasitoids
- Specialized generalists : behavioral and evolutionary ecology of polyphagous woolly bear caterpillars
- Adaptive coloration and mimicry
- The scent of a female : sex pheromones of female tiger moths
- Alkaloid-derived male courtship pheromones
- From armaments to ornaments : the relationship between chemical defense and sex in tiger moths
- Caterpillar talk
- Sound strategies : acoustic aposematism, startle, and sonar jamming
- Acoustic courtship in the Arctiidae
- Darwin's moth : Utetheisa in the Galápagos Islands
- Patterns of arctiid diversity
- Sample species illustrating diversity within the Arctiidae