Spitting Defense

Spitting Defense is a defensive mechanism in biological or ecological systems wherein an organism expels a substance from its mouth to deter predators or competitors, distinguished from other defensive behaviors by the deliberate projection of oral secretions as a protective or aggressive response.

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Authors

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2017–2026

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Authors

23

  1. HB
    Horst Bleckmann

    University of Bonn, Germany

    2 publications · 43 citations

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  2. JL
    Jerry Lembcke

    2 publications · 165 citations

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  3. GW
    Guido Westhoff

    University of Bonn, Germany

    2 publications · 43 citations

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  4. TA
    Thierry A. Freyvogel

    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Switzerland

    1 publications · 19 citations

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  5. TB
    Thomas Barbour

    California Institute of Technology, United States

    1 publications · 12 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Comparative Physiology A

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  2. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

    1 publications · 68 citations

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  3. Journal of Experimental Biology

    1 publications · 32 citations

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  4. Journal of Arachnology

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  5. Psyche A Journal of Entomology

    1 publications · 26 citations

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