Open AccessLeaf-footed bugs choose to lose legs
Author(s) -
Michelle A. Reeve
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of experimental biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.367
H-Index - 185
eISSN - 1477-9145
pISSN - 0022-0949
DOI - 10.1242/jeb.130302
Subject(s) - autotomy , biology , appendage , limb loss , trait , predator , ecology , coreidae , zoology , predation , hemiptera , amputation , psychology , psychiatry , computer science , programming language
![Graphic][1] For animals, the ability to escape from life-threatening situations is essential. Whether fleeing from a predator's grasp, or manoeuvring their way out of a fight, animals benefit from traits that allow them to escape more easily. One such trait found throughout the animal
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