A parallel geographical mosaic of morphological and behavioural aposematic traits of the newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster (Urodela: Salamandridae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 613-622

  Mochida, Koji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aposematism; Carotenoid; Correlated evolution; Evolution on islands; Predator prey relationship

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; APOSEMATISM; BEHAVIOR; CAROTENOID; COLOR MORPH; EVOLUTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORPHOLOGY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SIGNALING;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; CAUDATA; CYNOPS PYRRHOGASTER; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 67649856879     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01182.x     Document Type: Article

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