Evolutionary Drivers of Conspicuous Spots in Velvet Ants (Hymenoptera: Dasymutilla)

ABSTRACT Predation plays an important role in animal evolution by selecting for antipredator adaptations. Antipredator color adaptations include conspicuous spots, which are believed to provide protection by deflecting attacks to harmful or peripheral body parts, deimatic signaling, or as conspicuou...

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Main Authors: Vinicius Marques Lopez, William L. Allen, Mariáh Polido, Lucas Henrique Almeida, Kevin Andrew Williams, Rhainer Guillermo Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-02-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70896
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