Colouration matters in dull toads: ultraviolet adornment for ladies and agrochemicals fading effects

Integument colouration can influence many aspects of fitness, and is under strong sexual selection. Amphibians often express sexual dichromatism, and ultra-violet (UV) colouration is usually biased toward males as a sexual signal. As an honest signal, colouration is related to several individual tra...

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Published inOecologia Vol. 203; no. 3-4; pp. 491 - 502
Main Authors Tartu, Sabrina, Lorrain-Soligon, Léa, Cheron, Marion, Dupoué, Andréaz, Brischoux, François
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2023
Springer Nature B.V
Springer Verlag
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