Deimatic displays

@article{Umbers2015DeimaticD,
  title={Deimatic displays},
  author={Kate D. L. Umbers and Jussi Lehtonen and Johanna Mappes},
  journal={Current Biology},
  year={2015},
  volume={25},
  pages={R58-R59}
}
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