Autotomy
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autotomy-161-16173351
title:
Autotomy
text:
Autotomy or 'self-amputation', is the behaviour whereby an animal sheds or discards an appendage, usually as a self-defense mechanism to elude a predator's grasp or to distract the predator and thereby allow escape. Some animals are able to regenerate the lost body part later. Autotomy is thought to have evolved independently at least nine times. The term was coined in 1883 by Leon Fredericq.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Self-amputation
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autotomy
date created:
2005-06-20T12:08:57Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T12:23:25Z
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