Sound DefensesJune 11, 2007 | Thibault WorthA new study from Wake Forest University expands a conventional wisdom of ecology -- that animals mimic their better-defended cousins to ward off common predators. Until now, it was thought the deception was always visual. WFDD's Thibault Worth reports.
Jessie Barber is a post doctoral researcher at Wake Forest University. He co-authored the moth acoustic mimicry study with biology professor William E. Conner. The research was published in the May 29th issue of The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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