Do aposematism and Batesian mimicry require bright colours? A test, using European viper markings

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  2004

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  Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences

• Publication date

  2004-12-07

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1098/rspb.2004.2894PMID 15590601PMCID PMC1691880
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