Thermal melanism explains macroevolutionary variation of dorsal pigmentation in Eurasian vipers
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72871-1
Abstract: Colouration may endorse thermoregulatory and antipredatory functions in snakes. The thermal melanism hypothesis predicts that dark-coloured individuals are ecologically favoured in cool climates. However, the loss of aposematic and cryptic colourations may imply high predation… read more here.
Keywords: dorsal pigmentation; eurasian vipers; thermal melanism; pigmentation ... See more keywords
Movement correlates of lizards’ dorsal pigmentation patterns
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12700
Abstract: Summary Understanding the ecological function of an animal's pigmentation pattern is an intriguing research challenge. We used quantitative information on lizard foraging behaviour to search for movement correlates of patterns across taxa. We hypothesized that… read more here.
Keywords: pigmentation patterns; dorsal pigmentation; movement correlates; pigmentation ... See more keywords