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Intrasexual selection and warning color evolution in an aposematic poison dart frog
… the warning color evolution of a species of poison frog. I focused my work on an exceptionally bright and toxic population of the strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio) where males are brighter than females, a classic signature of sexual selection. In Chapter 1, I used theoretical models of …
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Evolution of colour vision in relation to colouration in weaverbirds (Family Ploceidae) and poison dart frogs (Family Dendrobatidae)
… systems: weaverbirds (Family Ploceidae) and poison dart frogs (Family Dendrobatidae). In both systems, colouration is used to assess sexual rivals and/or potential mates, making assessing colouration or distinguishing between colours a crucial ability. Both systems also feature multiple …