Experimental studies of coral snake mimicry: do snakes mimic millipedes?
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A study was conducted to determine whether the color pattern in coral snakes is a form of mimicry and if snakes imitate other banded animals such as the millipedes. The frequency of attack of snakes and millipedes were analyzed using 25 different 'millipede' models, which were created based on the patterns of attack observed. The results showed a large diffence in the attach frequency for coral snakes and millipedes. This was attributed to the ability of animals to distinguish the ringed patterns found on bodies of snakes and millipedes.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1995
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Variation and repeatability of male agonistic hiss characteristics and their relationship to social rank in Gromphadorhina portentosa
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Studies of agonistic signals produced by male Madagascar hissing cockroaches during social interactions revealed that characteristics of hissing in male roaches are repeated in a day or between days. Dominant roaches hissed substantially more than the lower-ranking males. The correlation between the weight of the males and the characteristics of the hisses and the possible roles of hissing in social interaction were observed.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1995
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Time constraints and trade-offs among parental care behaviors: Effects of brood size, sex and loss of mate
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An attempt is made to investigate the effects of offspring demand and loss of mate on allocation of time among parental and nonparental behaviors in the buying beetle Nicrophorus orbicollis. The findings suggest that males and females negotiate their parental effort differently, and costs and benefits of parental care differ considerably between the sexes.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2004
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