Progressive background in moths, and a quantitative measure of crypsis

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1984, Pages 187-231

  ENDLER, JOHN A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive coloration; anti predator defence; aspect diversity; crypsis; Lepidoptera; protective coloration; visual predators

Indexed keywords

ANTI PREDATOR DEFENCE; CRYPSIS; LEPIDOPTERA; NEW JERSEY; PROTECTIVE COLORATION;

EID: 0021556895     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.1984.tb01677.x     Document Type: Article

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