دورية أكاديمية

The function of body coloration of the hai coral snake Sinomicrurus japonicus boettgeri.

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: The function of body coloration of the hai coral snake Sinomicrurus japonicus boettgeri.
المؤلفون: Koji Mochida, Wan-Yu Zhang, Mamoru Toda
المصدر: Zoological Studies; 2015, Vol. 54, p1-6, 6p
مصطلحات موضوعية: ANIMAL coloration, PROTECTIVE coloration (Biology), WARNING coloration (Biology), CORAL snakes
مصطلحات جغرافية: JAPAN
مستخلص: The article discusses a study conducted to know the function of the body coloration of Sinomicrurus japonicus boettgeri, Asian coral snakes of the genus Sinomicrurus, found in several islands of the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. It is noted that the coloration might be interpreted as both aposematic and cryptic. It is noted that the study found that the body coloration of S. japonicus boettgeri behave as crypsis through background matching.
قاعدة البيانات: Supplemental Index
الوصف
تدمد:10215506
DOI:10.1186/s40555-015-0110-2