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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gromysz-Kalkowska, Kazimiera
• Unkiewicz-Winiarczyk, Aneta

Titel

Ethological defence mechanisms in insects. I. Passive defence

Ist Teil von

• Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska. Sectio C. Biologia, 2010-01, Vol.65 (1), p.15

Ort / Verlag

Lublin: Maria Curie-Skłodowska University

Erscheinungsjahr

2010

Quelle

EZB Free E-Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Ethological defence mechanisms in insects. I. Passive defence The review article describes the ethological defence mechanisms in insects. This group of animals live in all climatic zones and have conquered all the habitats therein. In order not to become prey, insects employ various defence mechanisms - passive and active - or both these forms simultaneously or in a definite order. Because of their great variety, we have focused on passive defence only: the external structure of the body of animals, concealed life (anachoresis), cryptic colouring and body's form (mimetism), imitation of species with abilities for defence (mimicry).