Colour patterns in warning displays

In aposematism a prey species use bright colours, often combined with a black contrasting pattern, to signal unprofitability as prey to potential predators. Although there are several different hypotheses about the presence of these internally contrasting patterns, there is little experimental evide...

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Main Author: Aronsson, Marianne
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Zoologiska institutionen 2012
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-75576
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7447-490-9

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