To quiver or to shiver: increased melanization benefits thermoregulation, but reduces warning signal efficacy in the wood tiger moth

• Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
• Main Authors: Hegna, Robert H., Nokelainen, Ossi, Hegna, Jonathan R., Mappes, Johanna
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 2013
• Subjects: Research Articles; Shiver; North Finland
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3574392; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23363631; https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.2812

Melanin production is often considered costly, yet beneficial for thermoregulation. Studies of variation in melanization and the opposing selective forces that underlie its variability contribute greatly to understanding natural selection. We investigated whether melanization benefits are traded off...