Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42205516›Full record

ArticleCurrent zoology2026

Flag-waving behavior in matador bugs is an antipredatory strategy.

Connor Evans-Blake, Juliette J Rubin, Ummat Somjee

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Article in Current zoology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Connor Evans-BlakeDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
Juliette J RubinSmithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City 0843-03092, Panamá.
Ummat SomjeeSmithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City 0843-03092, Panamá.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5130-3605

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To dissuade predator attack, animals may advertise their chemical defense with bright coloration and specialized behaviors. However, these antipredator adaptations can be costly, if they unnecessarily draw attention to the prey animal. Thus, animals with elaborate antipredator traits may be under pressure to selectively increase advertisement of their defenses in particular contexts. The matador bug,

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antipredator behaviorbehavioral plasticityBitta alipesconspicuous signalingCoreidaefacultative defense

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PMID42205516
PMCPMC13202313

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