Pattern contrast influences wariness in naïve predators towards aposematic patterns
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65754-y
Abstract: An apparent and common feature of aposematic patterns is that they contain a high level of achromatic (luminance) contrast, for example, many warning signals combine black spots and stripes with a lighter colour such as… read more here.
Keywords: contrast; luminance contrast; contrast influences; pattern contrast ... See more keywords
Sexually dimorphic characters and shared aposematic patterns mislead the morphology-based classification of the Lycini (Coleoptera: Lycidae)
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DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa055
Abstract: The Lycini (Elateroidea: Lycidae) contains > 400 species placed in four typologically based genera and numerous subgenera. We assembled a mito-ribosomal dataset representing ~100 species from the whole range and recovered a phylogeny rejecting Lycus and Lycostomus… read more here.
Keywords: lycini; classification; lycus; lycidae ... See more keywords