The interrelationship between crypsis and colour polymorphism

Ecology Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 295-300

  Franks, Daniel W ^a   Oxford, Geoff S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crypsis; Dietary conservatism; Dietary wariness; Neophobia; Polymorphism; Predator; Prey

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951732062     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01583.x     Document Type: Article

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