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