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Seasonal changes in predator community switch the direction of selection for prey defences

Insect communities consist of aposematic species with efficient warning colours against predation, as well as abundant examples of crypsis. To understand such coexistence, we here report results from a field experiment where relative survival of artificial larvae, varying in conspicuousness, was est...

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Autores principales: Mappes, Johanna, Kokko, Hanna, Ojala, Katja, Lindström, Leena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Pub. Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4199109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25247589
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms6016