The detectability of the colour pattern in the aposematic firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus: An image-based experiment with human 'predators'

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 806-816

  Bohlin, Titti ^a   Gamberale Stille, Gabriella ^b   Merilaita, Sami ^a   Exnerová, Alice ^c   Štys, Pavel ^c   Tullberg, Birgitta S ^b  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aposematism; Crypsis; Distance dependent; Human subjects; Natural backgrounds; Predation; Prey coloration; Warning coloration

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; APOSEMATISM; COLOR; CRYPSIS; HABITAT TYPE; INSECT; PHENOTYPE; PREDATION; SIGNAL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

PYRRHOCORIS APTERUS;

EID: 84857948379     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01834.x     Document Type: Article

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