Maintenance of Colour Polymorphism in Adder, Vipera berus, Populations: A Test of a Popular Hypothesis
Authors:
- Anders ForsmanAFAnders Forsman
- Stefan AsSAStefan As
Abstract
According to a current hypothesis, the colour polymorphism in populations of the adder, Vipera berus L., is maintained by a thermal superiority of melanistic sn...Keywords
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