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The spontaneous casting off of a body part, especially of an invertebrate, when injured or under attack.

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No references found			Co-author Dr Trish Fleming from the University said that caudal autotomy, or the ability to shed the tail in response to attack, is a major predator escape mechanism in species within 13 of the 20 lizard families. Gecko's tail an energy powerhouse, say scientists by Asian News International The crabs were then tested individually for loss or weakness according to the six selected reflexes (loss = 0, weak = 1, strong = 2) (Table 1), and notes were made on autotomy and obvious injuries such as broken legs, cracked carapace, or torn abdomen. An assessment of discard mortality for two Alaskan crab species, ... by Stoner, Allan W.; Rose, Craig S.; Munk, J. Eric; Hammond, Carwyn F.; Davis, Michael W. / Fishery Bulletin Chapple DG and Swain R (2002) Distribution of energy reserves in a viviparous skink: Does tail autotomy involve the Loss of lipid stores? Tail loss in skinks. (journal extracts) by Davidson, Steve / Ecos			autosexing autosexual autosite autosmia autosomal Autosomal chromosome Autosomal disease Autosomal dominance autosomal dominant autosomal dominant disorders Autosomal dominant inheritance autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease Autosomal gene autosomal inheritance autosomal recessive autosomal recessive disorders Autosomal recessive inheritance autosomal-dominant inheritance autosomal-recessive inheritance autosomatognosis autosome autosplenectomy autosuggestion autotetraploid autotomography autotomy autotopagnosia autotoxemia autotoxic autotoxin autotransformer autotransfusion autotransfusion 1 autotransfusion 2 autotransplant autotransplantation autotriploid autotroph autotrophic autovaccination autovaccine autoxidation autozygote autozygous AUTS autumn crocus autumn fever autumn fly autumn nutrition autumn saving autumnal fever			Autosurgery autosyndesis autotelic autotelism autotest program autotetraploid autotetraploidic AutoText AutoText AutoText AutoText AutoText autothaumaturgist Autotheism Autotheist Autothermal Thermophilic Aerobic Digestion Autothrust System Autotic Mineral Water Packing autotimer autotomic autotomic autotomic autotomise autotomize autotomize autotomize autotomography autotomous autotomous autotomous autotomy autotopagnosia autotoxaemia autotoxaemia autotoxemia autotoxemia autotoxic autotoxic Autotoxication autotoxin autotoxin autotoxins autotoxins AutoTrace Autotrack Computer Vision System autotrain autotransductor autotransformer autotransformer autotransformer autotransformer starter autotransformers autotransformers autotransformers autotransfusion autotransfusion autotransfusion autotransfusion 1 autotransfusion 2 Autotransfusion of ultraviolet irradiated blood Autotransfusion System

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