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Tiger moths and woolly bears : behavior, ecology, and evolution of the Arctiidae

Print Book, English, 2008
Oxford University Press, New York, 2008
xvi, 303 pages, [20] pages de planches : illustrations (certaines en couleur)
9780195327373, 0195327373
1131595635
Foreword ; Preface and Acknowledgments ; List of Contributions ; 1. Uthetheisa ornatrix, the Ornate Arctiid ; 2. Evolution and Taxonomic Confusion in Arctiidae ; 3. The Immature Stages: Structure, Function, Behavior, and Ecology ; 4. Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids: The Successful Adoption of a Plant Chemical Defense ; 5. Chemical Defense in Woolly Bears: Sequestration and Efficacy against Predators and Parasitoids ; 6. Specialized Generalists: Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology of Polyphagous Woolly Bear Caterpillars ; 7. Adaptive Coloration and Mimicry ; 8. The Scent of a Female: Sex Pheromones of Female Tiger Moths ; 9. Alkaloid Derived Male Courtship Pheromones ; 10. From Armaments to Ornaments: The Relationship between Chemical Defense and Sex in Tiger Moths ; 11. Caterpillar Talk ; 12. Sound Strategies: Acoustic Aposematism, Startle, and Sonar Jamming ; 13. Acoustic Courtship in the Arctiidae ; 14. Darwin's Moth: Utetheisa in the Galapagos Islands ; 15. Patterns of Arctiid Diversity ; 16. Sample Species Illustrating Diversity within the Arctiidae ; Glossary ; Bibliography