Chemical defences indicate bold colour patterns with reduced variability in aposematic nudibranchs
CP van den Berg, M Santon… - … of the Royal …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The selective factors that shape phenotypic diversity in prey communities with aposematic
animals are diverse and coincide with similar diversity in the strength of underlying …
animals are diverse and coincide with similar diversity in the strength of underlying …
Highly defended nudibranchs “escape” to visually distinct background habitats
The “escape and radiate” hypothesis predicts that once species have evolved aposematism,
defended species can utilize more visually diverse visual backgrounds as they “escape” the …
defended species can utilize more visually diverse visual backgrounds as they “escape” the …
Chemical defences indicate distinct colour patterns with reduced variability in aposematic nudibranchs
CP van den Berg, M Santon, JA Endler, L Drummond… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Predators learn and memorise the association between conspicuous colour patterns of
aposematic prey and their underlying chemical or secondary defences. Consequently …
aposematic prey and their underlying chemical or secondary defences. Consequently …