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A reversible color polyphenism in American peppered moth (Biston betularia cognataria) caterpillars.
PloS one - 4 Sept 2008
Noor Mohamed A F, Parnell Robin S, Grant Bruce S
Abstract excerpt
Insect body color polyphenisms enhance survival by producing crypsis in diverse backgrounds. While color polyphenisms are often indirectly induced by temperature, rearing density, or diet, insects can benefit from immediate crypsis if they evolve polyphenisms directly induced by exposure to the background color, hence immediately deriving protection from predation. Here, we examine such a directly induced color...
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