Passive debris cloaking in beetles provides non-visual camouflage against predatory ants.

Greig K, Buckley TR, Leschen RAB, Holwell GI

DOI: 10.1093/beheco/araf064
Published: 2025 Jul-Aug
Container: Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology
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@article{allodium:10.1093/beheco/araf064,
  title = {Passive debris cloaking in beetles provides non-visual camouflage against predatory ants.},
  author = {Greig K and Buckley TR and Leschen RAB and Holwell GI},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology},
  doi = {10.1093/beheco/araf064},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/araf064}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Passive debris cloaking in beetles provides non-visual camouflage against predatory ants.
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AU  - Buckley TR
AU  - Leschen RAB
AU  - Holwell GI
PY  - 2025
JO  - Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology
DO  - 10.1093/beheco/araf064
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K, G., TR, B., RAB, L., & GI, H. (2025). Passive debris cloaking in beetles provides non-visual camouflage against predatory ants.. Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/araf064

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