Don't get the blues: conspicuous nuptial colouration of male moor frogs (Rana arvalis) supports visu...
Don't get the blues: conspicuous nuptial colouration of male moor frogs (Rana arvalis) supports visual mate recognition during scramble competition in large breeding aggregations
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer
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Conspicuous male colouration is expected to have evolved primarily through selection by female choice. In what way conspicuous colours could be advantageous to males scrambling for mates remains largely unknown. The moor frog (Rana arvalis) belongs to the so-called explosive breeders in which spawning period is short; intrasexual competition is str...
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Don't get the blues: conspicuous nuptial colouration of male moor frogs (Rana arvalis) supports visual mate recognition during scramble competition in large breeding aggregations
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3496481
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3496481
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0340-5443
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1432-0762
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10.1007/s00265-012-1412-6
