Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/2067/43715
Title: | You startle me, you don’t | Authors: | Canestrelli, Daniele Martino, Giuseppe |
Journal: | FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT | Issue Date: | 2021 | Abstract: | Yellow-and fire-bellied toads (genus Bombina) exhibit textbook examples of a peculiar behavior known as the “unken reflex”, a defense mechanism used to startle predators. When a predator’s attack is perceived as imminent and unavoidable, these dorsally camouflaged toads contract their dorsal muscles, suddenly arch their body, expose their vividly colored ventral side, and release toxins from their skin glands |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2067/43715 | ISSN: | 1540-9295 | DOI: | 10.1002/fee.2352 | Rights: | CC0 1.0 Universal |
Appears in Collections: | A1. Articolo in rivista |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | Existing users please |
---|---|---|---|---|
Canestrelli_Martino_2021.pdf | 479.67 kB | Adobe PDF | Request a copy |
Page view(s)
99
Last Week
1
1
Last month
4
4
checked on Mar 27, 2024
Download(s)
3
checked on Mar 27, 2024
Google ScholarTM
Check
Altmetric
This item is licensed under a Creative Commons License