Bold coloration and the evolution of aposematism in terrestrial carnivores

Evolution

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3090-3099

  Stankowich, Theodore ^a,b   Caro, Tim ^c   Cox, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal glands; Antipredator; Carnivora; Pelage; Skunks; Stripes

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; APOSEMATISM; BURROWING; CARNIVORE; COLOR; HABITAT TYPE; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PHYLOGENETICS; SECRETION; SIGNAL; TAXONOMY; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTATION; ANAL SAC; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; COLOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SECRETION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANAL SACS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CARNIVORA; COLOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; PHYLOGENY; PIGMENTATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA; MEPHITIDAE;

EID: 80053440943     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01334.x     Document Type: Article

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