Experimental support for aposematic coloration in the salamander Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica: Implications for mimicry of pacific newts

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2005, Pages 265-271

  Kuchta, Shawn R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Earth and Marine Sciences Room ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; APOSEMATISM; MIMICRY;

AMPHIUMA MEANS; ENSATINA; ENSATINA ESCHSCHOLTZII XANTHOPTICA; PLETHODONTIDAE; SALAMANDRIDAE; TARICHA;

EID: 18644365134     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CH-04-173R     Document Type: Article

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