Thermal melanism explains macroevolutionary variation of dorsal pigmentation in Eurasian vipers
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 for melanisti...
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Nature Portfolio
2020
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/f0a24b2822c145fc8811880ca1501b3f |
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