Sire coloration influences offspring survival under predation risk in the moorfrog.
When breeding, male moor frogs Rana arvalis develop a bright blue dorsal coloration which varies in intensity between males. We tested whether this colour acts as a potential signal of a male's genetic quality to female moor frogs by artificially crossing pairs of males differing in the extent...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2003
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