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Aposematism and crypsis combined as a result of distance dependence: functional versatility of the colour pattern in the swallowtail butterfly larva

The idea that an aposematic prey combines crypsis at a distance with conspicuousness close up was tested in an experiment using human subjects. We estimated detectability of the aposematic larva of the swallowtail butterfly, Papilio machaon, in two habitats, by presenting, on a touch screen, photogr...

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Main Authors: Tullberg, Birgitta S, Merilaita, Sami, Wiklund, Christer
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: The Royal Society 2005
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1560331/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16006332
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2005.3079
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