AERIAL WARFARE BETWEEN BATS AND MOTHS: EFFICACY OF ACOUSTIC APOSEMATISM, FLIGHT BEHAVIORS OF UNPALATABLE PREY, AND TWO NOVEL ANTI-BAT STRATEGIES
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- abstract
- Tiger moths (Erebidae: Arctiinae) have experienced intense selective pressure from echolocating, insectivorous bats for nearly 65 million years. In response, they have evolved a suite of remarkable defenses to deal with their would-be predators. Three key innovations underlie the success of the tiger moth lineage: (1) ultrasound-sensitive ears used to hear the foraging cries of attacking bats, (2) the ability to produce ultrasound of their own, and (3) the sequestration of toxic compounds from their host plants.
- subject
- Anti-Predator Defense
- Aposematism
- Arctiinae
- Bat
- Moth
- Predator-Prey
- contributor
- Conner, William E (committee chair)
- Zaspel, Jennifer M (committee member)
- Anderson, Todd M (committee member)
- Fahrbach, Susan E (committee member)
- Kron, Kathy A (committee member)
- date
- 2017-06-15T08:36:06Z (accessioned)
- 2018-06-14T08:30:12Z (available)
- 2017 (issued)
- degree
- Biology (discipline)
- embargo
- 2018-06-14 (terms)
- identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10339/82225 (uri)
- language
- en (iso)
- publisher
- Wake Forest University
- title
- AERIAL WARFARE BETWEEN BATS AND MOTHS: EFFICACY OF ACOUSTIC APOSEMATISM, FLIGHT BEHAVIORS OF UNPALATABLE PREY, AND TWO NOVEL ANTI-BAT STRATEGIES
- type
- Dissertation