Evolutionary significance of ontogenetic colour change in animals

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 125-163

  BOOTH, CAREY L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

aposematism; behavioural ecology; colouration; crypsis; evolution.; mating; mimicry; Ontogenetic colour change; predation; thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

COLOUR CHANGE; EVOLUTION;

EID: 0025640682     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.1990.tb01973.x     Document Type: Article

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