The Adaptive Significance of Flash Behavior: A Bayesian Model

Some cryptic animals have conspicuous color patches that are displayed when they move. This “flash behavior” may serve several functions, but perhaps the most widely invoked explanation is that the display makes it harder for the signaler to be found by predators once it has settled. There is now so...

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Main Authors: Thomas N. Sherratt, Karl Loeffler-Henry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.903769/full