Not simply red: Colouration of red wood ant Formica rufa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is polymorphic, modular and size-dependent
Insects produce pigment and structural colours mainly for camouflage, signaling, physical protection or temperature regulation, and colour patterns can provide information about individual quality. Although the evolutionary function and nature of the variability in colouration are well known for man...
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2017-06-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201701-0039_Not_simply_red_Colouration_of_red_wood_ant_Formica_rufa_Hymenoptera_Formicidae_is_polymorphic_modular_and.php |