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ArticleBehavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology

Highly defended nudibranchs "escape" to visually distinct background habitats.

Cedric P van den Berg, Matteo Santon, John A Endler, Karen L Cheney

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Article in Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Cedric P van den BergSchool of the Environment, The University of Queensland, University Drive, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6422-7237
Matteo SantonSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, 24 Tyndall Ave, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9397-4052
John A EndlerSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7557-7627
Karen L CheneySchool of the Environment, The University of Queensland, University Drive, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5622-9494

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The "escape and radiate" hypothesis predicts that once species have evolved aposematism, defended species can utilize more visually diverse visual backgrounds as they "escape" the need to be well camouflaged. This enables species to explore new ecological niches, resulting in increased diversification rates. To test this hypothesis "escape" component, we examined whether the background habitats of 12 nudibranch mollusk species differed among species depending on the presence and strength of chemical defenses. We obtained a rich array of color pattern statistics using quantitative color pattern analysis to analyze backgrounds viewed through the eyes of a potential predator (triggerfish,

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aposematismcamouflagedefensive animal colorationescape and radiate hypothesissignal honestyvisual ecologyvisual modelingwarning signals

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PMID39086666
PMCPMC11289952

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