ArticleEcology and evolution2021
Tail autotomy works as a pre-capture defense by deflecting attacks.
Article in Ecology and evolution, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Leg Autotomy and Regeneration in Crab SpidersInsects · 2026Article
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- Turning lances into shields: flower mantids stretch their raptorial forelegs to avert and deflect predator attack.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025Article
- High predation risk decimates survival during the reproduction season.Ecology and evolution · 2022Article
- Metabolomics approach to assess the effect of siphonal autotomy on metabolic characteristics of razor clam Solen grandis.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- The type of leg lost affects habitat use but not survival in a non-regenerating arthropod.Ecology and evolution · 2021Article
- Tail autotomy works as a pre-capture defense by deflecting attacks.Ecology and evolution · 2021Article
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Abstract
Caudal autotomy is a dramatic antipredator adaptation where prey shed their tail in order to escape capture by a predator. The mechanism underlying the effectiveness of caudal autotomy as a pre-capture defense has not been thoroughly investigated. We tested two nonexclusive hypotheses, that caudal autotomy works by providing the predator with a "consolation prize" that makes it break off the hunt to consume the shed tail, and the deflection hypothesis, where the autotomy event directs predator attacks to the autotomized tail enabling prey escape. Our experiment utilized domestic dogs
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