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| Title |
Prey-rolling behavior of coatis (Nasua spp.) is elicited by benzoquinones from millipedes
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| Published in |
The Science of Nature, January 2006
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00114-005-0064-z |
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| Authors |
Paul J. Weldon, Catherine F. Cranmore, Jenifer A. Chatfield |
| Abstract |
Coatis (Nasua spp.), gregarious, omnivorous carnivores that range in forests from the southwestern USA to south America, dispatch millipedes by rolling them on the ground using rapid, alternating movements of their forepaws. Prey rolling of millipedes is thought to stimulate the depletion of their defensive secretions and to wipe off secretions before millipedes are consumed. We report that prey-rolling behavior in Nasua spp. is elicited by 1,4-benzoquinone; 2-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone; and 2-methoxy-3-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone, the chief components of the defensive secretions of julidan, spirobolidan, and spirostreptidan millipedes. Chemicals elaborated for defense sometimes evolutionarily "backfire," providing cues to predators on the presence or identity of prey. The elicitation of prey-rolling behavior in Nasua spp. by benzoquinones illustrates this effect for millipedes (and possibly other arthropods) that defensively discharge these compounds. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 144 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 7 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 3% |
| India | 3 | 2% |
| Czechia | 2 | 1% |
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Turkey | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 2 | 1% |
| Unknown | 120 | 83% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 35 | 24% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 19% |
| Other | 18 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 10% |
| Other | 19 | 13% |
| Unknown | 12 | 8% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 90 | 63% |
| Environmental Science | 28 | 19% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 1% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2 | 1% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 3 | 2% |
| Unknown | 18 | 13% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 July 2018.
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#7,845,540
of 23,794,258 outputs
Outputs from The Science of Nature
#817
of 2,195 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#41,331
of 158,152 outputs
Outputs of similar age from The Science of Nature
#7
of 13 outputs
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