Tiger Moths and Woolly Bears: Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution of the ArctiidaeWilliam E. Conner Oxford University Press, USA, 2009 - 303 頁 Moths of the family Arctiidae, with their brilliant coloration, spectacular courtship rituals, and bizarre defenses, are wonders of the natural world. Unpalatable by virtue of secondary chemicals acquired from their hostplants, these moths advertise their defenses by their coloration and often mimic butterflies, wasps, bees, stinkbugs, and even cockroaches. They have ears with which they hear the echolocation of bats, and some answer with aposematic warnings, while some may jam the bats' sonar.This book, the first written on this fascinating group, documents how tiger moths and woolly bears-the adults and larvae of the Arctiidae-flourish in a world rife with predators, parasites, and competitors. The contributing authors' accounts, each written by a recognized expert in the field, weave together seminal studies on phylogeny and behavior, natural history, chemical communication, mate choice and sexual selection, chemical ecology, parasite-host relationships, self medication, animal orientation, predator-prey interactions, mimicry, adaptive coloration, speciation, biodiversity, and more. |
內容
Chapter 1 Utetheisa ornatrix the Ornate Arctiid | 1 |
Chapter 2 Evolution and Taxonomic Confusion in Arctiidae | 11 |
Structure Function Behavior and Ecology | 31 |
The Successful Adoption of a Plant Chemical Defense | 55 |
Sequestration and Efficacy against Predators and Parasitoids | 83 |
Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology of Polyphagous Woolly Bear Caterpillars | 103 |
Chapter 7 Adaptive Coloration and Mimicry | 115 |
Sex Pheromones of Female Tiger Moths | 127 |
Chapter 11 Caterpillar Talk | 173 |
Acoustic Aposematism Startle and Sonar Jamming | 177 |
Chapter 13 Acoustic Courtship in the Arctiidae | 193 |
Utetheisa in the Galápagos Islands | 207 |
Chapter 15 Patterns of Arctiid Diversity | 223 |
Sample Species Illustrating Diversity within the Arctiidae | 233 |
Glossary | 251 |
References | 255 |
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