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Yellow and the Novel Aposematic Signal, Red, Protect Delias Butterflies from Predators

Butterflies of the South Asian and Australian genus Delias possess striking colours on the ventral wings that are presumed to serve as warning signals to predators. However, this has not been shown empirically. Here we experimentally tested whether the colours of one member of this diverse genus, De...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Wee, Jocelyn Liang Qi, Monteiro, Antónia
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5218396/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28060944
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168243
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