Quantifying phenotype-environment matching in the protected Kerry spotted slug (Mollusca: Gastropoda) using digital photography: exposure to UV radiation determines cryptic colour morphs

Quantifying phenotype-environment matching in the protected Kerry spotted slug (Mollusca: Gastropoda) using digital photography: exposure to UV radiation determines cryptic colour morphs

Abstract Background Animal colours and patterns commonly play a role in reducing detection by predators, social signalling or increasing survival in response to some other environmental pressure. Different colour morphs can evolve within populations exposed to different levels of predation or enviro...

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Main Authors: Aidan O’Hanlon, Kristina Feeney, Peter Dockery, Michael J. Gormally
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Subjects:
Camouflage
Mollusc
Phenotypic plasticity
Pigmentation
UV radiation
Animal colouration
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12983-017-0218-9

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