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Color polymorphism in a land snail Cepaea nemoralis (Pulmonata: Helicidae) as viewed by potential avian predators

Avian predation is one of the most probable factors maintaining polymorphism of shell coloration in Cepaea nemoralis. This assumption is justified by the fact that birds frequently forage on snails and their prey choice varies with morph coloration. However, in all preceding studies, the conspicuous...

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Autores principales: Surmacki, Adrian, Ożarowska-Nowicka, Agata, Rosin, Zuzanna M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3689469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23649558
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-013-1049-y