Reflex bleeding as anti-predation strategy in ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) – Bishal Kumar Das
Bishal Kumar Das
Master's thesis
Reflex bleeding as anti-predation strategy in ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
Abstract:
Reflex bleeding or auto-haemorrhaging is one of the many defence mechanism against predator found in insects and in some reptiles. This behaviour is reported widely in several insect taxa, including ladybirds. However, there is a lack of interspecific comparative studies as well as intraspecific comparisons of reflex bleeding reflex behaviour in insects. In this study, reflex bleeding behaviour among …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 18. 4. 2018
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- Supervisor: Ing. Michal Knapp, Ph.D.
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DAS, Bishal Kumar. \textit{Reflex bleeding as anti-predation strategy in ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)}. Online. Master's thesis. Praha: Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Environmental Sciences. 2018. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/as7hwb/.
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Engineering Ecology / Nature Conservation
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