Avoiding attack the evolutionary ecology of crypsis, warning signals, and mimicry

This book discusses the evolution of the mechanisms by which prey avoid attack by their potential predators and questions how such defences are maintained through natural selection. Topics covered include camouflage, warning signals and mimicry

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ruxton, Graeme D.
Other Authors: Sherratt, Thomas N., Speed, Michael Patrick
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2004, 2004
Series:Oxford biology / Oxford biology
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