Preferences, learning and memory of colours and patterns in birds : the evolution and design of aposematic signals

There are several plausible explanations for the initial evolution of aposematism and warning signals but, since these all have support in the form of experimental evidence, it is unlikely that there is one single, simple evolutionary pathway. I investigated the influence of predator psychology on t...

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Main Author: Ham, Abigail Doreen
Published: University of Sussex 2003
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.288162