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. 2011 Jun 8;279(1727):257–265. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2011.0880

Table 2.

Observed behaviour and damage of moths under predation threat in the aviary.

variable observation white yellow total Fisher's exact
behaviour no response 11 8 19 0.505
startle 0 2 2 1.000
defensive fluid 2 6 8 0.228
escape attempt 2 1 3 1.000
feign death 3 1 4 0.603
proportion eaten 0% no damage 3 6 9 0.443
10% head taken 4 5 9 1.000
50% abdomen eatena 2 1 3 1.000
100% fully eatena 9 6 15 0.500

aNotice that wings were never eaten.