How bright and how nasty: Explaining diversity in warning signal strength

Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 623-635

  Speed, Michael P ^a   Ruxton, Graeme D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aposematism; Coevolution; Predation; Secondary defense; Signaling

Indexed keywords

APOSEMATISM; COEVOLUTION; FITNESS; FROG; PHYLOGENETICS; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SIGNALING; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANURA; DENDROBATIDAE;

EID: 34247467571     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00054.x     Document Type: Article

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