Testing multiple hypotheses on the colour change of treefrogs in response to various external conditions.

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Amphibians are famous for their ability to change colours. And a considerable number of studies have investigated the internal and external factors that affect the expression of this phenotypic plasticity. Evidence to date suggests that thermoregulation and camouflage are the main pressures that influence frogs' adaptive colour change responses. However, certain gaps in our knowledge of this phenomenon remain,...

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