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Bold Colors in a Cryptic Lineage: Do Eastern Indigo Snakes Exhibit Color Dimorphism?

Many species exhibit variation in the color of their scales, feathers, or fur. Various forms of natural selection, such as mimicry, crypsis, and species recognition, as well as sexual selection, can influence the evolution of color. Eastern Indigo Snakes (Drymarchon couperi), a federally threatened...

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Autores principales: Deitloff, Jennifer, Johnson, Valerie M., Guyer, Craig
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3654980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23691245
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064538