Asymmetry in size, shape, and color impairs the protective value of conspicuous color patterns

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 141-147

  Forsman, Anders ^a   Herretröm, Joakim ^b  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Syngenta Seeds AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Communication; Perception; Predation risk; Signaling

Indexed keywords

COLOR; COMMUNICATION; PERCEPTION; PREDATION; SIGNALING;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 1542755837     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arg092     Document Type: Article

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