1.
Science
; 213(4513): 1207-12, 1981 Sep 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17744739
ABSTRACT
Field observations and experimental evidence refute previous objections to the coral snake mimicry hypothesis. Concordant color pattern variation spanning hundreds of miles and several presumed venomous models strongly suggests that several harmless or mildly venomous colubrid snakes are indeed mimics of highly venomous elapids.
2.
Science
; 196(4295): 1225-7, 1977 Jun 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-860137
ABSTRACT
Two members of the glass-frog family Centrolenidae (Centrolenella fleischmanni, C. prosoblepon) and the hylid subfamily Phyllomedusinae (Agalychnis moreletii, Pachymedusa dacnicolor) reflect near-infrared light (700 to 900 nanometers) when examined by infrared color photography. Infrared reflectance may confer adaptive advantage to these arboreal frogs both in thermoregulation and infrared cryptic coloration.