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The interrelationship between crypsis and colour polymorphism.

Ecology letters - 1 Mar 2011

Franks Daniel W, Oxford Geoff S

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The mechanisms behind the evolution and maintenance of conspicuous visible polymorphisms comprising tens of morphs present a challenge to evolutionary theory. However, for cryptic forms Endler (Evol. Biol., 11, 1978, 319) conjectured that complex backgrounds facilitate polymorphism because in such habitats there are several ways to resemble the resting surface. We use computer simulation to explore the evolution...

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PMID: 21299825
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01583.x

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