Interspecific variation in primate countershading: Effects of activity pattern, body mass, and phylogeny

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 877-891

  Kamilar, Jason M ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Color; Crypsis; Mammal; Pelage; Positional behavior; Predation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BODY MASS; COLOR; CRYPSIS; DIGITAL IMAGE; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LUMINESCENCE; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PELAGE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; PREDATION RISK; PRIMATE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 77952744252     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-009-9359-9     Document Type: Article

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