Disruption or aposematism? Significance of dorsal zigzag pattern of European vipers

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1047-1063

  Valkonen, Janne ^a   Niskanen, Martti ^a   Björklund, Mats ^b   Mappes, Johanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aposematism; Avian predation; Disruptive colouration; Protective colouration; Snakes; Vipera

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; APOSEMATISM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SIGNAL; SNAKE; VENOM;

SPAIN;

AVES; SERPENTES; VIPERA; VIPERINAE;

EID: 80052270392     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-011-9463-0     Document Type: Article

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