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Perspective: the evolution of warning coloration is not paradoxical.

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 May 2005

Marples Nicola M, Kelly David J, Thomas Robert J

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Animals that are brightly colored have intrigued scientists since the time of Darwin, because it seems surprising that prey should have evolved to be clearly visible to predators. Often this self-advertisement is explained by the prey being unprofitable in some way, with the conspicuous warning coloration helping to protect the prey because it signals to potential predators that the prey is unprofitable. However,...

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