Colour Change and Polymorphism in Chamaeleo bitaeniatus

Ogilvie, Philip W.; Owen, D. F.

doi:10.1038/202209a0

Nature

1964

DOI: 10.1038/202209a0

|View full text |Cite

Colour Change and Polymorphism in Chamaeleo bitaeniatus

Philip W. Ogilvie

D. F. Owen

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Citation Types

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Year Published

1974

1978

Publication Types

Select...

Article2

Relationship

Self Cite0

Independent2

Authors

Journals

Cited by 2 publications

References 1 publication

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

Further evidence for apostatic selection by wild passerine birds: training experiments

Allen

1974

Heredity

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

SUMMARYSight-dependent predators may tend to form" searching images "for common varieties of a polymorphic prey species. Selection would then be frequencydependent and could maintain the polymorphism. This hypothesis has been tested in 13 experiments by presenting populations of green and brown lardand-flour "baits" to wild passerine birds in their normal surroundings. In each experiment groups of birds were " trained" on greens or browns and were then exposed to populations with the two colours in equal proportions. In every case there was a highly significant tendency for the familiar colour to be taken in excess. In three of the experiments the birds were given a second period of training, this time with the unfamiliar colour. Their overall preferences were reversed and the effect of the training seemed to decrease with time.

show abstract

Further evidence for apostatic selection by wild passerine birds: training experiments

Allen

1974

Heredity

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Complex Color Changes in Anolis (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Iguanidae)

Moermond¹

1978

Journal of Herpetology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.

Contact Info

customersupport@researchsolutions.com

10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614

Henderson, NV 89052, USA

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Blog Terms and Conditions API Terms Privacy Policy Contact Cookie Preferences Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

Made with 💙 for researchers

Part of the Research Solutions Family.

Colour Change and Polymorphism in Chamaeleo bitaeniatus

Cited by 2 publications

References 1 publication

Further evidence for apostatic selection by wild passerine birds: training experiments

Further evidence for apostatic selection by wild passerine birds: training experiments

Complex Color Changes in Anolis (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Iguanidae)

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About