The evolution of crypsis when pigmentation is physiologically costly

• Published in: Animal Biodiversity and Conservation
• Main Author: Moreno Rueda, Gregorio
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona 2020
• Subjects: Predation; Pigmentation; Coloration; Depredación; Pigmentación; Coloración; Depósito; sami
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10481/62729; https://doi.org/10.32800/abc.2020.43.0089

Comments from Mar Comas, the Associate Editor, two anonymous referees and Sami Merilaita have helped to greatly improve the manuscript. The evolution of crypsis when pigmentation is physiologically costly. Predation is one of the main selective forces in nature, frequently selecting for crypsis in p...