Correlated evolution of conspicuous coloration and body size in poison frogs (Dendrobatidae)

Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2904-2910

  Hagman, Mattias ^a   Forsman, Anders ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aposematism; Body size; Coloration; Dendrobatidae; Evolution; Phylogeny; Signaling

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; APOSEMATISM; BODY SIZE; COLOR; EVOLUTION; FROG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FROGS AND TOADS; GENETIC SELECTION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BODY CONSTITUTION; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PIGMENTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELECTION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; ANURA; DENDROBATIDAE;

EID: 0345874617     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb01531.x     Document Type: Article

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