Reduced predation risk for melanistic pygmy grasshoppers in post-fire environments

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2204-2212

  Karpestam, Einat ^a   Merilaita, Sami ^b   Forsman, Anders ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Camouflage; Crypsis; Evolution; Fire melanism; Masquerade; Predation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877650712     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.338     Document Type: Article

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