The evolution of conspicuous coloration: Some experiments in bad taste |
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| Authors: | John L Gittleman Paul H Harvey Paul J Greenwood |
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| Institution: | School of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, Sussex UK |
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| Abstract: | Unpalatable species are often brightly coloured. Such aposematic coloration may have evolved because predators can learn to avoid conspicuous prey more readily than cryptic prey. Experiments on young male chicks are described and the results are consistent with this hypothesis. |
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