Overview: Presents a comprehensive overview of the past and present research on Death-Feigning.Examines the behaviour of Death-feigning from the aspects of mechanisms and functions.Appeals to not only zoologistThis book examines the mechanisms and functions of tonic immobility, the so-called death feigning behavior, or thanatosis, or animal hypnosis. The chapters cover the neurophysiological and experimental studies on insects, the functional significance of death-feigning, examination of the freezing and immobility behavior in insects through environment, physiology, genetics, and responses t
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