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Antipredatory Function of Head Shape for Vipers and Their Mimics

Most research into the adaptive significance of warning signals has focused on the colouration and patterns of prey animals. However, behaviour, odour and body shape can also have signal functions and thereby reduce predators' willingness to attack defended prey. European vipers all have a dist...

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Autores principales: Valkonen, Janne K., Nokelainen, Ossi, Mappes, Johanna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3144867/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21818305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022272