Ferocious fighting between male grasshoppers.

Contests among individuals over mating opportunities are common across diverse taxa, yet physical conflict is relatively rare. Due to the potentially fatal consequences of physical fighting, most animals employ mechanisms of conflict resolution involving signalling and ritualistic assessment. Here w...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Kate D L Umbers, Nikolai J Tatarnic, Gregory I Holwell, Marie E Herberstein
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3498212?pdf=render