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Testing the feasibility of the startle-first route to deimatism
2018
Scientific Reports
Many prey species perform deimatic displays that are thought to scare or startle would-be predators, or elicit other reflexive responses that lead to attacks being delayed or abandoned. The form of these displays differs among species, but often includes prey revealing previously-hidden conspicuous visual components. The evolutionary route(s) to deimatism are poorly understood, but it has recently been suggested that the behavioural component of the displays evolves first followed by a
doi:10.1038/s41598-018-28565-w
pmid:30013124
pmcid:PMC6048153
fatcat:7kpmyvptlzf4rny6jsea7zmbtq