Color lightness of velvet ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) follows an environmental gradient
Vinicius Marques Lopez, Tháına A. A. Tosta, Guilherme Gonzaga da Silva, Pedro R. Bartholomay, Kevin A. Williams, Rhainer Guillermo Nascimento Ferreira
Topics & Concepts
MelanismCamouflageAposematismBiologyCrypsisEcologyLightnessVelvetRange (aeronautics)PredationPredatorComposite materialOpticsMaterials sciencePhysicsOrganic chemistryChemistryPlant and animal studiesInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorAnimal Behavior and Reproduction