Prey–Predator Communication: For Your Sensors Only

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Nov 2007 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Current Biology, volume 17, pages R965-R966 (issn: 0960-9822,

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Authors: Page, Rachel A.;

doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.09.008

pmid: 18029251

handle: 10088/19070

Prey–Predator Communication: For Your Sensors Only

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Abstract

Prey have evolved myriad strategies to escape predation. Ground squirrels tailor their defensive signals to the predator at hand and use infrared warning signals in response to heat-sensitive rattlesnakes.

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The University of Texas at Austin
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Keywords

Male, Hot Temperature, Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all), Infrared Rays, Crotalus, Sciuridae, Animal Communication, Escape Reaction, Predatory Behavior, Animals, Female, Thermosensing

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