Cut your losses: self-amputation of injured limbs increases survival

Zachary Emberts, Christine W. Miller, Daniel Kiehl and Colette M. St. Mary

Behavioral Ecology, 2017, vol. 28, issue 4, 1047-1054

Abstract: Lay SummaryHere, we show that one species of leaf-footed bug can self-amputate an injured limb to reduce the cost of injury. Other benefits of self-amputation include escaping predation and escaping entrapment. By identifying different benefits of this behavior, we stand to gain a more comprehensive understanding of how such an extreme trait evolves.

Keywords: autotomy; Coreidae; Hemiptera; injury; natural selection; regeneration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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