Predation risks of signalling and searching: bats prefer moving katydids

Males signalling their attractiveness to females are at risk from predators that exploit mating signals to detect and locate prey. Signalling, however, is not the only risky activity in sexual interactions: mate searching can incur risk as well. Male Neotropical pseudophylline katydids produce both...

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Published in:	Biology letters (2005) Vol. 16; no. 4; p. 20190837
Main Authors:	Geipel, Inga, Kernan, Ciara E, Litterer, Amber S, Carter, Gerald G, Page, Rachel A, Ter Hofstede, Hannah M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01.04.2020
Subjects:	Acoustics Animals Chiroptera Female Male Predatory Behavior Reproduction bats foraging prey signals katydids prey movement prey detection
ISSN:	1744-957X, 1744-957X
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