Dietary conservatism may facilitate the initial evolution of aposematism

Oikos

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 458-466

  Thomas, R J ^a,b   Marples, N M ^c   Cuthill, I C ^a   Takahashi, M ^a   Gibson, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOSEMATISM; COLOR MORPH; EVOLUTION; POLYMORPHISM; PREY SELECTION;

AVES; ERITHACUS; ERITHACUS RUBECULA; GALLIFORMES; TURDUS;

EID: 0038518492     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12061.x     Document Type: Article

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